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Across the street from the jazz icon's home in Queens, a site of pilgrimage for fans from around the world, sits the new Louis Armstrong Center, which brings his 60,000-item archive back to the block.

Break out your flannel shirts, because it's 1990s Rock Night on this edition of "Live at Jazz, TX!" Hear Aaron Prado and his group play jazz arrangements of Nirvana, Soundgarden, and more.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Givonna Joseph of Loyola University New Orleans and Gwen Thompkins of WWNO radio about the influence of opera on jazz music.

The recording made at NYC's Village Gate during the summer of 1961, when the John Coltrane quartet was joined by Eric Dolphy, was thought lost until it was discovered in the New York Public Library.

New recordings of old jazz performances at Baltimore's now-closed Famous Ballroom are being released for the first time.

The distinguished saxophonist pushes the boundaries of modern jazz in his expressive Tiny Desk performance.

Jamal was born in Pittsburgh, broke through with his small group music in Chicago in the 1950s, and recorded scores of records through 2016 — a 65-year recording career. He died April 16.

In this set recorded live at Jazz, TX, pianist Mark Little pays tribute to his mentor, the great Bill Evans, who he met in the 1970s while studying music in Boston.

The 21-year-old Armstrong, on cornet, was a protégé of New Orleans fellow cornetist and band leader King Joe Oliver. On April 5, 1923, they went into a Richmond, Ind., studio for a two-day session.

Shorter's biographer, Michelle Mercer, recalls the many "isms" and lessons she learned from her time working with the legendary composer and saxophonist on his biography, Footprints.