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Aaron Neville's new album of jazz standards may seem like a new direction for a singer who's better known for pop, blues, soul and gospel. But over the years Neville has found room in his performances for songs like "Summertime," "Cry Me a River" and "The Shadow of Your Smile." NPR's Liane Hansen talks with Neville on Weekend Edition Sunday. Hear songs from his new CD, Nature Boy.

Songwriter Vic Chesnutt has often been called gifted, but in the past, his introspective, idiosyncratic music has been deemed too gloomy for the masses. On his latest CD, Silver Lake, Chesnutt's songs take an upbeat turn, though his homey narrative style and gallows humor remain. Listen to songs from Silver Lake, and watch Chesnutt's performance in NPR's studio 4A.

The Tejano music star's relevance to Texans is as strong as ever, with celebrations across the state going on all month.

We'll explore the history of "Hail to the Chief." It will be played twice on Jan. 20, which is Inauguration Day. Once for Barack Obama and once for Donald Trump.

A San Antonio area band is plowing musical ground that has lain fallow for quite some time, and their latest album is like a window into another era. The…

On April 30, the global jazz community will celebrate International Jazz Day with an expert panel and a global concert featuring pianist Lang Lang, bassist Marcus Miller and more.

From Texas Standard : Most Texans have likely experienced some hardship because of the pandemic. But it's hit some harder than others, including those...

More than 600,000 undocumented immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program —or DACA — received some good news this week.The…

A consistent force in jazz guitar since 1976, Metheny continues to search for new ground on his latest album, which he calls a "culmination."

Colson Whitehead's new novel Zone One is a post-apocalyptic tale of a Manhattan crippled by a plague and overrun with zombies. He explains that he created the novel, in part, to pay homage to the grimy 1970s New York of his childhood.