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Featuring stylized '60s chamber-pop instrumentation, The Brunettes' glossy production and entangled vocal harmonies make "Her Hairagami Set" sound rich and fully developed.

He was one of the great improvisers in jazz and together with Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, and Thelonious Monk, he fashioned a new music called "Bebop."

Pepe Romero is from the distinguished Romero family of guitarists from Spain, called "The Royal Family of the Guitar." In the WGBH studio, Romero plays music from his homeland and recalls waking each morning as a child to the sounds of his father's guitar.

The hauntingly soulful voice of singer Jenny Lewis has drawn legions of fans to the L.A. band Rilo Kiley. Now on tour in support of Under the Blacklight, Rilo Kiley visits Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club for a full concert, originally webcast live on NPR.org Sept. 26.

Esquire music critic Andy Langer looks at new records from Band of Horses, Kid Rock, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings and Deana Carter.

"You Can't Fail Me Now" began life on Loudon Wainwright III's new album, but co-writer and producer Joe Henry reworks it on his own new album. Formerly a slow, hookless strings-and-guitar ballad, it's now more sparse, more morose and even lovelier.

Federico Aubele's "Maria Jose" combines South American genres such as tango and bolero with electronic music to form smooth, fresh-sounding lounge songs. The song serves as a metaphor for an artist who traverses genres as easily as he does geographical borders.

Saxophonist Frank Morgan led a life compelling enough for the big screen. A protege of Charlie Parker, Morgan took a dark turn that led to drugs, prison and, ultimately, redemption through music.

Bay Area disc jockey Jimmy Lyons got Brubeck to play piano for the Monterey City Council more than 50 years ago to convince it to put on a festival. The Monterey Jazz Festival is in its 50th year, and Brubeck returns for his 14th appearance. Hear his complete concert.

Already a superstar in Ireland, the folk-rock singer-songwriter and Idaho native is finally getting the recognition in America that he deserves. Hear Ritter play new songs while performing in-studio and giving an interview from WXPN.