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What do chocolate pudding, smiles, gingerbread, fishing and dairy products have to do with each other? They all have lesser-known holidays dedicated to them in the month of June. Celebrate these delightfully obscure days with Jimmy Heath, Louis Armstrong and more.

Hear how an emerging composer weaves electronic and acoustic instruments in dense, compelling tapestries of sound.

"Prepared" guitar virtuoso explains the process behind a composition that is also a gift to her listeners.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: For All Mankind, The Witcher, the BeReal app, and more.

There's a push to end bans on lowrider cruising across California. The lowrider community says these bans criminalize harmless recreational activity and disproportionately affect Latinos.

Jazz guitarist returns to the sound of his straight-ahead quartet with Joe Lovano, on tunes documenting his son's battle with cancer.

Blowing in from Chicago, a collaboration between two groups who've become staples on the city's underground improvisation scene.

This week's Take Five skips from the provinces of Quebec and Ottawa over to British Columbia, featuring a jazz legend, a world-famous vocalist/pianist and a few Canadian musicians who are gaining wider recognition outside their home country. Listen to five songs below.

Some people are said to "follow a path" in their creative life, but a path is not enough for bassist Charlie Haden. For more than 50 years, he's been building his own musical freeway. To follow him down that freeway is one of the richest experiences in American music. It's Haden's birthday this week, so here's a chance to celebrate with five of his best songs.

We never thought we'd do it, but we've got a tribute to Doris Day. Nellie McKay reworks songs made popular by Day, plus New Lost City Ramblers, The Weather Station, The Big Pink and more.