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Take Five celebrates albums by five amazing drummers whose music defies stereotype.Tyshawn Sorey, “Pillars II”When Tyshawn Sorey became a MacArthur Fellow…

Take Five goes international this week, with artists from South Africa, Germany, Cuba, Spain, Israel and the UK.Nduduzo Makhathini,…

Noah Preminger Quartet, “For the Man with the Golden Arm”The celebrated filmmaker Otto Preminger died on April 23, 1986 — about six weeks before Noah…

Tracks from five new albums that expand horizons, each in its own way.Lionel Loueke, “Rockit”If you know anything about the brilliant West African…

Duffy Jackson, a drummer whose swinging exuberance propelled him from child stardom to a prolific career behind Lionel Hampton, Ella Fitzgerald, Lena…

Tiger Transit’s shift to all-electric is expected to save about 500 metric tons of carbon emissions a year.

The Bruce Springsteen Archives at Monmouth University in New Jersey just wrapped up a six-day symposium celebrating the 50th anniversary of the album that vaulted him to stardom.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with CeCe Winans, the best-selling female gospel artist in history, about her Tiny Desk performance and Black Music Month.

The very good movie version of Hamilton, filmed with the original cast at the height of the show's popularity, will perk up faithful cast album fans — and new viewers, too.

In his new book, statistician Ben Blatt loads thousands of books, new and old, into a vast database and uncovers intriguing patterns in how our favorite authors write.