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Fresh Air listens back to archival interviews with Max Roach and trumpeter Red Rodney, two musicians who played with Parker; and alto saxophonist Jackie McLean, who considered Parker a mentor.

There's no one sound to a year, but public radio writers across the country do set their ears to the most essential music. We asked them: What is your favorite song of 2019 so far?

Specialists went to the volcanic island Friday morning local time in a dangerous operation, as scientists warned of a roughly even likelihood of a fresh eruption. Eight people were killed Monday.

Steven Sund contradicts reports that help was not requested, saying security officials at the House and Senate rebuffed calls for assistance ahead of and during the attack on the Capitol.

The ACLU says a judge's gag order against former President Trump restricts too much of his speech on matters of public importance.

Eight people, including a 9-month-old, were injured in the attack in Sydney's eastern suburbs before a police inspector shot the suspect after he turned and raised a knife, police said.

Beastie Boys Mike Diamond, Adam Horovitz and Adam Yauch — aka Mike D, Ad-Rock and MCA — started a punk band in New York City in the 1980s, before moving into hip-hop. Originally broadcast in 2006.

Bandleader and pianist Eddie Palmieri has died. One of the leading Latin musicians of his generation, Palmieri founded a number of seminal bands.

The Vampire Weekend frontman shares "2021" and "Harmony Hall" from Father of the Bride, the band's highly anticipated new album.

Friday marks the start of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. We set out to discover if Brazil's tradition of wild street parties and lavish costume parades is actually a form of collective therapy.