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A Tempo this Saturday (7/6 at 7 pm) talks with Ballet X Co-Founder and Artistic and Executive Director Christine Cox about how a generous donation will speed up its long- and short-term dreams.

Pianist Laurence Hobgood has been a fixture on the Chicago jazz scene for years. He has recently come to prominence as pianist, musical director and co-producer for the much-celebrated jazz singer Kurt Elling. The pianist gives an interview and performance on Piano Jazz.

Tilly and the Wall is an Omaha, Neb., indie-rock band named after the well-known children's book. According to critic Will Hermes, their music has a childlike wonder and breathlessness — perhaps most evident in their percussion, which comes mainly from tap-dancing.

Music critic John Brady reviews Who's Your New Professor, the second solo CD by Chicago musician Sam Prekop, leader of the alternative rock band The Sea and Cake.

This week, the Rolling Stones release a new album, their first studio effort in eight years. It's called A Bigger Bang. Reviewer Tom Moon says the spare, cohesive style of the songs demonstrate why the Stones are such a unique rock band.

Kevin Barnes is the front man of the Athens, Georgia neo-psychedelic band: Of Montreal. He talks with NPR's Liane Hansen about their latest album, The Sunlandic Twins.

On his transfixing debut, Nik Bartsch creates a five-part song cycle that highlights his immaculate piano playing and keen accord with his band Ronin. The Swiss-born pianist and composer calls Ronin's music "Zen-funk," an apt description for the magnetic "Modul 35."

For jazz musicians, Barron is considered an institution. So it's fitting that the pianist gets to celebrate his 70th birthday at another jazz institution. Here, he demonstrates his ebullient clarity.

The Klezmatics' members are at the forefront of modern klezmer, always pushing the style in new directions. Playing at KEXP at the start of a weeklong tour of the Northwest, the Grammy-winning band performs a rousing set of songs that show off its diversity.

Lionel Gilles Loueke (GIL), Ferenc Nemeth (FE) and Massimo Biolcati (MA) form the core of Gilfema, a cross-border collaboration with a jazz foundation. In a session from WBGO, the band displays an egalitarian aesthetic rooted in finding common ground as musicians.