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WBGO’s Lee Mergner profiles pianist Senre Oe, who left behind a long successful career as a J-Pop singer-songwriter in Japan to become a full-fledged jazz artist.

We celebrate 25 Years of democracy in South Africa by focusing on the trailblazers that stayed during the brutal era of apartheid, featuring Herbie Tsoaeli and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

The 10th Anniversary of International Jazz Day, the world's largest annual celebration of jazz, features a series of virtual programs, culminating in an all-star concert.

Hear a power hour of all-stars with some of the best sets to come out of the modern era of the Newport Jazz Festival, featuring Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove, Cécile McLorin Salvant and more.

Decades after Django Reinhardt pioneered his distinct style of guitar-propelled swing, it's being adapted by bands like these. Hear what Frank Vignola, John Jorgensen, the Hot Club of Detroit and others are doing with the idiom.

It's hard to imagine two styles more different than jazz and punk rock. But as these songs demonstrate, the spirit of adventure has been a part of both genres' musical trajectories. Hear the Lounge Lizards, John Zorn and Garage a Trois.

The best-selling pianist also hosts a jazz show on BBC Radio 2. He joins NPR's Scott Simon to share new music from three European artists who merge classic sounds with electronic elements.

'More Amor: A Tribute To Wes Montgomery,' the latest release from the Chicago Jazz Orchestra featuring Bobby Broom, is Daybreak Host, Gary Walker's, New Day New Play highlight.

Soulive takes jazz back to the dance floor, mixing it with soul, funk and hip-hop. A new CD adds a sizzling horn section and guest vocalists. Trio members Alan Evans, Neal Evans and Eric Krasno tell Michele Norris about Break Out.

Rudd is known for his work with groundbreaking groups and musicians like Herbie Nichols, the New York Art Quartet, Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp, and Carla Bley. He has been playing traditional and avant-garde jazz for some 60 years. His latest CD is a live recording with Archie Shepp called Live in New York.