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Moody made untold records over 63 years of recording, and really excelled as a live performer. 80 Years Young: Live at the Blue Note is a recording made on his 80th birthday in 2005.

Haynes, who died Nov. 12, was a heavy hitter, whose limber beat could lift the bandstand. His 65-year recording career was studded with more classics than we have time to even hint at.

It's been a decade since former member of Menudo, Draco Rosa, has released an album. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Rosa about 'Monte Sagrado' where he opens up about his battles with cancer.

Michael Shannon draws questions about his life from the Wild Card deck.

The rhythmic sense that made Ringo a great rock drummer guides his vocals here. The result is relaxed authority that usually only a genius like Willie Nelson or Ray Charles can make sound so easy.

Gloria Estefan is about to release her new album, simply called "The Standards." It's a collection of classic Latin and American romantic songs. Cuban-born Estefan speaks with host Rachel Martin about her latest album and her long career.

In 1965, Davis led one of the all-time great jazz groups. That December, they recorded seven sets over two nights in a Chicago nightclub. The complete recordings went unreleased for decades.

The Chattanooga sister trio Call Me Spinster talks about how new identities as parents and partners shape their music, particularly their song "Feet Are Dirty."

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to jazz musician Sherman Irby about his new show at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, "Birth of the Blues," exploring the origin of the blues and its continued influence across genres.

After surviving the Sept. 6, 2018, mass shooting at Cincinnati’s Fountain Square building, Whitney Austin cofounded Whitney/Strong with her husband, with the focus of finding common ground to end gun violence through data-driven, responsible gun ownership solutions.