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Wearing paint-splattered shirts, the Venezuelan dance-rock band kicked off NPR Music's day party at The Parish in Austin, Texas with chant-along songs and stage-shaking energy.

Hear the group to mix grittiness and mournfulness in this set at Newport.

Asheville, N.C., native Sallie Ford was born into a musical family, but she didn't find her voice until she moved to Portland. Listen to the singer perform live with her band for opbmusic.org.

In a family band made up of jazz legends, saxophonist Jimmy and drummer Tootie Heath carry on the sophisticated and swinging quartet that once featured their late brother. Hear a live recording.

Hear Carter and her unique band — featuring kora (and accordion — perform at Newport.

The modern master of the Hammond B-3 organ performs with his soulful trio.

Coltrane performs her own "Transfiguration" and joins host Marian McPartland in "Giant Steps."

Hear one of the most demented and infectious live bands in the world in a concert from Newport.

Hear the Country Music Hall of Famer bring sweetness, joy and mourning to the Fort Stage at Newport.

Givers' music is a clatter of percussion, bright tropical melodies, slinky guitar upstrokes and playful vocals that float over polyrhythmic grooves.

On his way into the studio, former Fleet Foxes drummer J. Tillman grabbed a photo of David Lynch off the walls — a fitting gesture to his surreal musical alter ego. Here, he performs on KCRW.

Shearwater isn't what you'd call understated. In this studio session from WFUV, singer Jonathan Meiburg and his bandmates don't let an intimate environment hold back their sound as they perform.

Hear the psychedelic folk band perform live from WXPN. Their sound calls to mind Polyphonic Spree and Bob Marley, but it's hard to pin a single genre on its psychedelic, bluegrass-inflected neo-folk.

Lewis' wanderlust imparts a worldly sophistication to her lyrics and voice, which call to mind sounds from another era.

Bassist Ben Williams is a rising jazz star. He won the 2009 Thelonious Monk Competition and received a recording contract for his debut album, State of Art, which was released this summer. Williams brought his band Sound Effect to perform two songs from that album at the NPR Music offices.

This Boston group takes the funky, psychedelic groove of 1960s Ethiopia and transplants it to a sweaty 21st-century dance floor.

Complete with a rousing horn section and spirited handclaps, the band performs an infectious rendition of "Born With a Broken Heart" in the ruins of Fort Adams during the 2011 Newport Folk Festival.

The omnivorous saxophonist re-imagines Nat King Cole's Spanish-language albums as regal Latin jazz. Hear a live concert with a 10-piece band, recorded at the 2012 NYC Winter Jazzfest.

The tenor saxophonist, one of the top improvisers working today, leads a band at his alma mater.

The trumpeter's current band is an argument for the idea that the elegance and sophistication of classic post-bebop jazz remains appealing today. Hear its catchy tunes and creative energy live.