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Pianist Jason Moran reaches for 'the drama, the comedy and the tragedy' of music

Moran plays from his latest recording, which borrows from the music of James Reese Europe, the composer who led the Harlem Hellfighters regiment band during WWI. Originally broadcast Aug. 7, 2023.

More breakthroughs, less crossover: Afrobeats is here to stay, on its own terms

Something's different about the arrival of the latest African pop stars on the international scene. They are finding success as a wave without compromising or catering to the American music industry.

The 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Harvard University economist Claudia Goldin. The committee cited her research on generations of women in the labor market.

Economics Nobel Prize goes to Claudia Goldin, an expert on women at work

Harvard University's Claudia Goldin has won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics for her research on women in the labor market. She studies the causes of the persistent pay gap between men and women.

World Central Kitchen pauses Gaza aid, as Netanyahu acknowledges an 'unintended hit'

The international food charity announced it was pausing aid operations after it said an Israeli airstrike killed seven of its workers in Gaza.

<em>Anselm</em> offers both a thrilling portrait of Anselm Kiefer at work and, with the aid of terrific archival footage, lets us see what infuses his work with such intensity.

'Anselm' documentary is a thrilling portrait of an artist at work

Painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer was born in war-ravaged Germany in 1945. Wim Wenders' new film conveys the beauty, bleakness and moral weight of Kiefer's art.

Jazz composer Sean Mason on his album 'The Southern Suite'

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to jazz composer Sean Mason about his new album, "The Southern Suite."

Jeff Tweedy says he thinks in "song shapes."

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy on religion, music — and the Dolly Parton song he dislikes

Jeff Tweedy's new book is his tribute to the songs and songwriters that inspired him to start making music in the first place — and then to keep doing it for a long time.

'Music was there for me when I needed it,' The Roots co-founder Tariq Trotter says

Trotter, aka Black Thought, reflects on his childhood in Philly, his decades-long friendship with Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson. Trotter's memoir is The Upcycled Self. Originally broadcast Nov. 7, 2023.

Why Johnny Cash's music still resonates today, 20 years after his death

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Johnny Cash historian Mark Stielper and Cash's son, John Carter Cash, on their book, Johnny Cash: The Life in Lyrics and the Man in Black's legacy as a songwriter.

Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" takes a simple, Springsteenian plea for escape and uses it as a jumping-off point for a life's story. Sounds like a country song.

Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car' is the country song we didn't know we had

In Luke Combs' unexpected cover of the Tracy Chapman classic, NPR's Stephen Thompson found hope for a world with fewer boundaries and binaries and roped-in genres.

Having mounted outsized tours for decades, U2 is particularly suited to the technological wizardry of the Sphere in Las Vegas. But is the Sphere suited for more?

A band, a brand, a spectacle, a Sphere

U2 could sell out stadiums across the globe, but it would have been business as usual. At its Las Vegas residency, the band harnesses its superpower: relentless earnestness.

Biden is using his cash advantage to address vulnerabilities against Trump

The Biden campaign is running ads in states expected to be competitive this election, targeting Black and Latino voters in particular.

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