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Jazz Northwest focuses on the regional jazz scene from Portland to Vancouver. Hear historical recordings alongside the newest music from working artists in the area.

Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Newsy stories that try to capture what...

NPR's weekly news quiz hosted by Peter Sagal. Have a laugh and test your knowledge with today's funniest comedians and a celebrity guest.Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org. You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, and Wait Wait's...

All Things Considered is the most listened-to, afternoon drive-time, news radio program in the country. Ailsa Chang, Juana Summers, Scott Detrow, Mary Louise Kelly, and Ari Shapiro host the two-hour show every weekday. In 1977, ATC expanded to seven...

Kick back with us weeknights for Evening Jazz where we explore the world of jazz through the decades with the artists who have defined it and the ones bringing into the future.

Join us for three hours of music that centers on classic Soul-Jazz from the 60’s and the current artists and music inspired by Soul-Jazz mixed with Soul and Blues that grooves.

Where jazz meets Afro-Cuban, Afro-Brazilian, Puerto Rican, and Pan-American rhythms. A lively tour of the diverse world of Latin Jazz.

The nation’s flagship jazz program profiles the new jazz that matters, and tips its hat to the pioneers. A co-production of WBGO, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and NPR Music, Jazz88 has been an affiliate of the program since its very first episode.

From ballads to soft blues, slowly ease into your Sunday with music as light as a breeze. Time to take a break from busy and give yourself a moment.

Broadcasting from Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. Jazz24 broadcasts some of the all-time greatest artists, like Miles Davis, Billie Holiday and Dave Brubeck; as well as today’s top talents, like Wynton Marsalis, Diana Krall and Pat Metheny.

Listen to Midday Jazz on KNKX, where jazz classics meet today’s best emerging artists.

Listen to Midday Jazz on KNKX, where jazz classics meet today’s best emerging artists.

The morning news from NPR, every weekday.

Each week, discover new music from the deep universe of artists recording and releasing new albums. From Modern to progressive, vocal to instrumental, world-renown to up and coming artists, we explore what is new in the world of jazz.

With Nu Blues, John Kessler is excited to showcase what’s happening with today’s blues artists.

Abe Beeson dives into the KNKX’s extensive archives of our in-studio jazz and blues performances, highlighting local and visiting artists with exclusive recordings and interviews.

Jazz never stops evolving and we take you to its edges with new combinations of instruments and genre-bending compositions. Building on a century of ever-expanding styles, the modern makers of jazz continue to push its boundaries.

21st century jazz inspired and informed by the sounds of today: hip-hop, & funk, Electronic music and punk rock — the future of jazz has arrived.

Tree of Jazz will travel through the eras. Listen as we follow an artist through different bands, look back at iconic albums, highlight an instrument in the hands of different musicians, and more.

Saturday mornings are made for Weekend Edition Saturday, the program that wraps up the week's news and offers a mix of analysis and features on a wide range of topics, including arts, sports, entertainment, and human interest stories. The two-hour...

Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the weekend host of Up First. As host of the morning news magazine show, she interviews newsmakers, entertainers, politicians and more about the stories that everyone is talking about or that...