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Tokumaru is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Tokyo. With diverse tastes ranging from Brian Wilson to Sun Ra, he crafts arrangements that can come off like the work of Sufjan Stevens, complete with pop flourishes and wild freakouts.

A sonically adventurous rock band from Manchester, England, Elbow has gone through its share of record labels on its way to cult stardom. Nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2001, the group has since settled into a run of highly regarded albums, though it continues to hopscotch from label to label.

Monkey: Journey to the West is a collaboration between musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett; together, they were the creative minds behind the multimedia band Gorillaz. The gorgeous stage adaptation of the 16th-century Chinese novel now has its own unique soundtrack.

The singer's 1973 hit has been covered more than any of her other songs. She says it remains popular in part because of how universal it is: Everyone relates to the singer's sense of inadequacy.

At the Rose Center for Earth & Space, the audience is full of children. Violinist Regina Carter keeps them busy with danceable music. The MacArthur Genius Grant winner plays music by Luis Bonfa and Edvard Grieg as well as her own songs. Pianist Helen Sung and her quartet open.

Doveman's front-to-back cover of the Footloose soundtrack gets the multi-track treatment with Steve Lillywhite behind the boards. Thomas Bartlett's understated delivery and beautiful piano work add to an homage to the joys of youth.

Composer Henry Mancini penned some of the most memorable tunes of the modern era, including the Pink Panther theme. On this episode of Piano Jazz from 1985, Mancini talks about his muse (the movie screen) and performs several favorites, including "Days of Wine and Roses."

While discussing Sondheim's quintessential song "Send in the Clowns," commentator Rob Kapilow reveals that, like other great song composers, Sondheim doesn't really set words to music. Instead, he focuses on the emotion behind the words.

She's best known for her electronica-tinged approach to Middle Eastern music. But for her latest release, Atlas takes an all-acoustic approach to folk songs from around the globe, from the Arab world to Appalachia.

On New Year's Eve in New Orleans, the Evan Christopher/Tom McDermott Danza Quartet held sway with a set of music that was anything but picayune. With a sousaphone-toting bassist and a tambourine-banging drummer, the quartet made the show an affair to remember.