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The virtuoso is planning to release a new album with his band Little Big in a little more than a month. The timing couldn't be more surreal.

The jazz piano legend is celebrating his 70th birthday with a weeklong stint at the Blue Note jazz club in New York and with a new record featuring guitarists such as John Scofield and Derek Trucks. The secret to his musical longevity? "Carrot juice," he says.

Millions of listeners know James Moody, even if they don't know him by name. He composed "Moody's Mood for Love," one of the most enduring songs in American music, and he did it with on-the-spot improvisation. Even Aretha Franklin sang it.

Joanie Madden founded the Celtic supergroup Cherish The Ladies. She tells us about what she calls "March Madness" for Irish musicians and the song that's most meaningful for her to play this year.

The great jazz drummer is celebrating his eighth decade all year by touring the world and releasing a new album. Here are five songs, from 1966 to the present day, which showcase DeJohnette at the top of his powers.

It's early November, and for many in America, that means that when we go outside, we're likely to get wet. Whether we're dodging sprinkles, showers or downpours, November is part of a rainy season. Hear five songs from vocalists inspired by rain, including Gene Kelly, Patricia Barber and Mahalia Jackson.

Three singers in the early prime of their careers star in Rigoletto highlights this Sunday (6/12) at 8 pm.

A Tempo this Saturday (6/18) speaks with Crossroads Theatre Artistic Director Ricardo Kahn about its Spring Festival line-up.

Sounds Choral this Sunday (11/6 at 2 pm) presents music from and a discussion about James McCarthy's Codebreaker.

America's oldest Bach choir performs Cantatas Nos. 4, 5 and 6 on this Christmas Day broadcast at 8 pm.