Do you think of music as colorful? Composers combine the sounds of different instruments like a rainbow of choices on a ...

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.

One of the most requested artists for the Tiny Desk is finally here. Jill Scott shares some new music along with the classics ...

Chris Hemsworth stars as a virtuoso jewel thief, and Mark Ruffalo plays the detective tracking him down in Crime 101. This ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, an American civil rights leader, minister, and politician, who was a protégé of Martin Luther King Jr ...

In Never Far Away, Bright Sheng reflects on what it means to build a life in a new country while carrying the memory of another. The music holds both distance and connection, a reminder that where you ...

The number of students enrolled in K-12 education in Connecticut declined by 2.1% last year. It’s the biggest one-year decline since 2007.

World Cafe correspondent John Morrison explores the cultural exchange between different musical communities. Making records — ...

Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 has a reputation. It’s one of the most demanding works ever written for piano because it's relentless in its intensity. Stewart Goodyear is a phenomenal pianist who ...

Cue the fireworks! It’s Lunar New Year today! Ride into the Year of the Horse with music and musicians from China and Chinese heritage, like pianist Yin Chengzong predicting a year of joy with Happy ...

It’s Monday. Just when we finish one week, another one starts. If getting through the day feels like a Sisyphean task, change ...

As Oscar season heats up, the Brazilian city of Recife turns Carnival into a celebration of its hometown film hopeful, The ...