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A sunnier Death Cab previews its new album and runs through an assortment of old favorites.

The tenor saxophonist possesses an exemplary cross-cultural resume. What comes out of his horn these days is a new, all-encompassing strain of Latin jazz, akin to the post-bop of his peers.

The sweetly engaging Canadian singer-songwriter sings highlights from her two albums at the NPR Music offices. And, as an added bonus, she trots out a surprise from Poland.

Get ready for ecstatic sounds, as the French horn, bass clarinet, bassoon, guitar and harp dig the deep, dark, blues-drenched, jubilant Mingus groove from St. Bart's Church in New York City.

The best-selling Irish pop-rock band has returned with a new album called Roses. But the group isn't afraid to dip into its arsenal of early hits at the NPR Music offices.

Lorin Maazel leads the revered orchestra in Mozart's Symphony No. 40 and his own 'Ring Without Words' — Wagner's 'Ring' whittled down to 70 singer-free minutes.

Philly's original rock 'n' roll pioneer has a career that's spanned more than 60 years. Hear him perform from World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.

Hear traditional sounds from southern Italy that had a live audience hopping — literally.

Hear this Chinese master of deeply felt and highly atmospheric music perform live in concert.

He's a jazz bassist who scores films and arranges for live hip-hop and R&B. He's also about to release an debut album showcasing his own unclassifiable vision, and for this performance he calls together a band which can paint with his wide palette.

The modern jazz star returns to his alma mater, band in tow, for a live concert webcast.

The improvising cellist has explored jazz with his New York-based trio for years. For his latest project, he adds a slide guitar, all the better to take in the down-home flavors of the American South. The quartet performs live.

Finding inspiration from such classical comedic forefathers as Victor Borge and P.D.Q. Bach, Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo relish overturning traditional attitudes toward classical music.

Russ Gershon's new work, The Collected Unconscious, wails and rocks at the New School in New York.

Exuding both musical and personal warmth, the Irish singer mesmerized at the NPR Music offices.

The rock band played two new songs, plus Ramones and Television covers, in a concert from Black Cat.

The rising R&B and bluesman shows off his fiery guitar chops in a performance from World Cafe Live.

The pianist and composer is a winner of three Grammy Awards and tours the world leading a chamber ensemble which combines his jazz and classical experience. But Childs rung in 2012 in his hometown.

Pianists Geri Allen, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Cyrus Chestnut, Danilo Pérez and Christian Sands were among the all-star cast of musicians who gathered in Washington, D.C. to salute the late pianist.

Jakob Dylan and his touring companions stopped by to perform a mesmerizing, stripped-down set of songs from his latest record, Women and Country.