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This was a big year for jazz musicians who focused on their small groups. Their really, really small groups.

The Family Guy creator is also a professionally trained singer who has lent his powerful croon to the characters he voices. His first album, Music Is Better Than Words, just came out.

The singer-songwriter and Oklahoma native quit school to hit the road and live on coffee and peanut-butter crackers. But her unique voice has carried her a long way, even if making music for her is both a painful and joyful experience.

The latest recording from Jason Moran and his trio is called Ten, and this year marks the group's 10-year anniversary. The trio has expanded jazz with elements of hip-hop and electronic music, a mix that critics have hailed as visionary.

With little prospect of victory in any of the three primaries held Tuesday, former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum went home to Pennsylvania. He vowed to make a last stand in his fight for the Republican presidential nomination.

The talented cohort of jazz artists perform a selection of songs that reflect on isolation, social upheaval and hope.

In the hallowed halls of London's St. Matthias Church, the innovative musician performs a cathartic set, including her new song "killer."

Hear this youthful group bring a 21st-century spin to a capella singing on their debut album, featuring new music by Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs and other exciting contemporary composers.

With seven No. 1 country hits, six Grammy nominations and two platinum albums, singer Dierks Bentley is a bona fide star. His fifth album, Up on the Ridge, will be a surprise to some fans: It's entirely acoustic, and finds Bentley digging deep into bluegrass.

Oberst's distinctive warble is set against a spare patchwork of acoustic guitar, piano and the occasional harmonica, drawing most of the attention to his dark, personal words.