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For three years, the jazz musician and his collaborator Mike Ladd have been working with war veterans-turned-poets to bring their words to light. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Iyer and Iraq veteran Maurice Decaul about the album that resulted, Holding It Down: The Veterans' Dreams Project.

After two solid albums, Too Bright is something shockingly new for Perfume Genius: a set of muscular, magnificently controlled songs that explore darkness inside and out.

The 19-year-old Bugg is both a rebel and a natural-born hitmaker, expressing anger, hope and the desire for change within melodies that sound totally right for the radio.

If you follow modern jazz, be of good cheer: Moran's new album, which celebrates 10 years of his Bandwagon trio, is as brilliant as anything he's done. If you don't already know about this guy, start here; he's an impressive jazz pianist who thinks way beyond jazz. Hear Ten in its entirety until its release on June 22.

The latest recording from Jason Moran and his trio is called Ten, and this year marks the group's 10-year anniversary. The trio has expanded jazz with elements of hip-hop and electronic music, a mix that critics have hailed as visionary.

Moran's new album, Ten, is like a stack of progress reports -- on his personal growth as pianist and as a composer, on the development of a trio with stable personnel for a decade, and on how jazz itself has progressed over the last 10 years.

The experimental music maven spins some of his favorite songs from contemporary artists — including his Animal Collective bandmate Avey Tare — and previews some of his own upcoming album, Tomboy.

Hear rare, soon-to-be released recordings from Bob Dylan, a new solo album from Animal Collective's Avey Tare, a new EP by The Tallest Man on Earth, and more on this week's All Songs Cosidered.

Alt.Latino kicks off 2011 doing what it does best: sharing and recommending great new releases. Hear a remarkable assortment of new music from around the Latin world, from ballads about being in love to anthems about being fed up.

Every successful big band leader featured brilliant soloists, but Duke Ellington spotlighted his men apart from the rest. Ellington specifically targeted his musicians' strengths and accentuated those attributes.