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Case's latest album, Middle Cyclone, has more of a pop sound than her previous efforts. There's still plenty of country heartbreak and sorrow, but the melodies seem brighter.

Hear the Nashville pianist play an original tune she wrote for a friend's Christmas present and join host Marian McPartland for a duet on this 1991 episode.

Fredrik's new record, Trilogi, is a strange, dark concept album meticulously crafted in a studio, so there was no telling how the band might pull off its songs in a Tiny Desk Concert.

Whether young or old, blind or sighted, these gospel greats craft an impeccable mix of polished blues, swinging soul and from-the-gut expressions of faith.

The Oklahoma band's droning minor-key hymns were seemingly made for wide-open spaces and big skies. The group brings that spirit to the Tiny Desk for a spacious but intimate performance at the NPR Music offices.

Hear a rare public performance of the alto's adaptations of his parents' favorite music.

The singer-songwriter brings his booming voice and a succession of ever-louder acoustic-guitar set-ups to the NPR Music offices. And, for good measure, he tells a story about survivalism that'll renew your faith in indoor living.

Taken individually, each tune on Diego Garcia's album Laurais lovely. But listen to each song in sequence and it's even better, like a good book: The sum is greater than the parts. Watch Garcia perform songs from Lauraat the NPR Music offices.

Ring in Rosh Hashanah with three globe-trotting tunes from one of the world's greatest Jewish bands.

In a two-hour set, the relentless and masculine noise-rock band was absolutely Wagner-ian in scope.

The eminent pianist usually plays eight-foot Steinways. See what she does on an electronic keyboard.

The Minneapolis soft-rock and soul collective adorns tightly-crafted songs with smooth, downtempo sounds. Its performance at the 2011 Sasquatch Music Festival was loaded with layered vocal harmonies.

The Pacific Northwest stalwarts' headlining slot at the 2011 Sasquatch Music Festival found Isaac Brock and company pulling songs from throughout their career for a focused, electrifying set.

Paul Motian, Bill Frisell and Joe Lovano are all towering figures of modern jazz. They also happen to have played together for more than a quarter-century. They convene once again at the club.

A hardworking young folksinger with an impressive pedigree, Longley is highly regarded for her personal, emotionally engaging songwriting.

Washed over by echo, even live, Kurt Vile sounds as if he's in his bedroom with a group of his bleary-eyed buddies, fiddling with a four-track recorder.

The legendary bass player, often credited with bridging the gap from swing to modern jazz, joins host Marian McPartland for "How High the Moon" in this 1991 episode.

Technical difficulties didn't deter M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel from plugging on ahead, even if that meant plugging in an electric guitar instead of an acoustic guitar.

The prolific jazz harmonica player, who passed away in 2016, joined Marian McPartland in 2005.

The keyboard giant brought a stellar group of musicians to the JVC Jazz Festival Newport to help perform classics from his catalog, as well as recent reconfigurations of pop music.