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She had the musical chops of Ella Fitzgerald, the public persona of Eleanor Roosevelt, and the audience of Elvis Presley. More than 30 years after Umm Kulthum's death, Egyptians young and old still celebrate the voice of their country's greatest singer.

Saxophonist James Carter says he titled his new album Present Tense because "it captures where I am now." The album features Victor Lewis on drums, D. D. Jackson on piano and Dwight Adams on trumpet. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead offers a review.

Rock guitar legend Steve Winwood describes his latest album, Nine Lives, as "the opposite of a concept album." Each track tells a story drawing from the different styles that shaped his career, including time in the bands Traffic and Spencer Davis Group. Hear an interview from WXPN.

The title of British Sea Power's new album (Do You Like Rock Music?) feels like an invitation rather than a question: Judging from the album's contents, the answer had better not be no. "Lights Out for Darker Skies" dispenses anthemic power chords without skimping on the complexities.

Moren plays songs from his debut solo album, The Last Tycoon. Better known as one-third of the critically acclaimed trio Peter Bjorn and John, Moren favors a folksy approach over the meticulous pop of his main band.

The jagged pop and reverb-drenched rock of British Sea Power has earned the English band comparisons to the likes of the Cure and Joy Division. But British Sea Power has a style of its own — playful and profound, and marked by unmistakable instrumental skill. Hear the band perform a concert from WXPN and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.

JazzSet visits Dazzle Restaurant & Lounge, presenting jazz in downtown Denver, for six original players and composers in one high-flying band, together for twenty plus years: Convergence. With all original music including a spoof on an imaginary 12-step support group for musicians who need to learn to love themselves.

A look at the latest CD releases with Josh Freedom du Lac, Washington Post music critic, including new records from Death Cab For Cutie, Duffy, and Old 97's.

Burial's "Ghost Hardware" features a warm Middle Eastern vocal hook, along with a clipped soul-singer sample featuring the words "love you" that hints at a desire for warmth and connection. But the crackly lo-fi production, the fall-off-a-cliff bass line, and nervous drums invoke existential terror.

Gustav Mahler once said, "The symphony is a world; it must contain everything." For the famous composer, that meant writing symphonic music with the dramatic punch and poignancy of opera.