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The award-winning pianist performs three solo songs from his home in Armenia.

Big insurers are investing in a wide range of businesses that are lightly regulated and growing fast. Prospects for non-insurance enterprises look better in the wake of the big federal health law.

The leader of Big Thief performs five songs from a camper in Joshua Tree for our Tiny Desk quarantine series.

The platinum-certified Chicago-born emcee performs three songs on a basketball court for his Tiny Desk quarantine concert.

The Canadian punk band might have generated a noise complaint with this Tiny Desk quarantine performance.

Watch the composer, in a bucolic southern England setting, play six of his most tranquil, yet probing pieces.

.Paak strikes a heavy groove on arguably the best song from his new LP, Malibu.

.Paak performed the electrifying opening track from Malibu during our SXSW showcase.

The Philadelphia rapper continues to set himself apart visually with a surrealist twist in this video for the standout track from his Missed Calls EP.

Is this the future of science? Or science fiction?

Before his eighth song at Stubb's BBQ in Austin, .Paak compared this year's SXSW to festivals past.

What would it sound like if someone bridged the gap between large ensemble jazz and classic hip-hop anthems? One multi-generational group of musicians has made it their aim to find out.

The measure is part of President Biden's promised push to boost U.S. manufacturing and continues his efforts to sign a slew of executive actions during his first days in office.

The reggae star performs a four-song set from the hills outside Kingston.

The rock group featuring Paul Banks of Interpol performed a Tiny Desk quarantine set from a theater in New York's Hudson Valley.

Thao Nguyen makes captivating music. Her songs are raw and infectious, her voice has a distinctive swagger, and she's a nimble guitarist. She stopped by NPR's offices to give an intimate performance.

It's easy to see why the drummer is in demand among jazz's international stars — just watching him manipulate polyrhythms will suffice. He also writes music: His open, soaring quartet performs live.

He stands in a long line of virtuoso Cuban-born musicians based in New York. In a live performance, the pianist hears the island's percussive sweep as modern, electrified jazz.

The pianist once estimated that he was a member of "15 to 20" working bands — which says something about how much (and how many) fellow musicians value his playing. Hear him perform with his own band.

When you're a world-class drummer, your calendar is packed. In fact, it's been 10 years since Penn has released an album. But then he had a vision of Salvador Dalí strolling through his neighborhood.