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The 2012 Caramoor Jazz Festival presents everything from young artists making their marks to established stars still shining bright. We highlight singer Gretchen Parlato and hard bop band The Cookers.

The electric guitarist left college about 40 years ago, and judging from the success of his career, it wasn't a bad decision. Berklee welcomes Scofield back to perform new tunes and old repertoire.

The Mercury Prize-winning British band is behindAll Songs Considered host Bob Boilen's favorite album of 2012, An Awesome Wave. Watch the group perform its biggest hit live at opbmusic's studios.

Dev Hynes is the one-man band behind Blood Orange: he sings, plays guitar and piano, and triggers a laptop all at the same time. Watch him perform "Champagne Coast" on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic.

The Canadian ensemble and vocal soloists, including tenor Ian Bostridge, perform Bach's misunderstood St. John Passion.

Fifty years into a storied career, The Chieftains have no intention of slowing down, as evidenced by appearance at WGBH's Fraser Performance Studio in Boston. Folk-rock stars The Low Anthem join.

Caveman writes guitar-based pop songs full of subtlety and space and melodies you can carry around in your head. The band's songcraft and handcrafted instruments are on display in this performance at the NPR Music offices.

With his voice still raw from a show the night before, rough-and-tumble soul singer Lee Fields reached deep, fought off the morning fog and gave a passionate performance of "Still Hanging On."

He's got a kitchen sink for a palette and a natural flow around even the most jagged rhythms. He writes music, too: The fluid drummer Kendrick Scott takes his band to his alma mater for a live preview of his upcoming album.

Violinist Daniel Hope and friends play a sun-splashed Tchaikovsky travelogue.

The original Honky Tonk Hero, Shaver came to the attention of music lovers in 1973, when Waylon Jennings filled nearly an entire album with Shaver's songs, kicking off the outlaw country movement.

Argentine singer Maria Volonte's powerful, refreshing interpretation of tango is fully capable of transplanting itself into folk, Latin blues or the traditional music of Peru, Uruguay and Brazil. With its mature sensuality, her music is filled with a potent brew of nostalgia and melancholy.

Juggling violin, beatboxing and both English and Japanese vocals, Kishi Bashi is a one-man orchestra who blends a mess of ingredients into a symphony of loop-pedaled wonders. Watch him build his music one melody at a time, live in concert in Washington D.C.

Summer festival season kicks off now with South By Southwest. Fans flock to Austin, Texas to immerse themselves in music and discovered new favorite bands. Watch live from the SXSW Music Festival.

Working off a blues-rock template, Clark infuses his gritty songs with soul, pop and even reggae. Don't be stunned if he blossoms into a next-generation blues icon in the next few years.

The North Carolina band has a knack for blending classic-rock traditionalism with a real ear for experimentation. The songs on last year's self-titled album can whisper or rage, meander or kick.

Antibalas, the 11-member Brooklyn collective, known for its spitfire festival appearances, is considered one of the leading purveyors of Afrobeat music. Here, it brings the heat in "Dirty Money."

The Texas troubadour and anthem writer performs songs from his newest album, The Grifter's Hymnal.

The Colorado folk-rock band has been gaining traction on the national stage. Its members recently stopped by the KEXP studios to perform lively songs from their self-titled debut.

The New York band Hospitality makes music that's unmistakably friendly and welcoming — it's hug-and-a-handshake pop that lives up to its name by jangling and chiming comfortably. The group doesn't overwhelm so much as it wears listeners down with a subtle charm offensive.