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One of New Orleans' best-known native sons, the piano professor Mac Rebennack, a.k.a. Dr. John, was back in town for Mardi Gras this week. In a tour of devastated neighborhoods, he expresses fear that the city's unique grassroots culture has been uprooted.

Watch BADBADNOTGOOD incorporate splashes of psychedelia to its tight, sophisticated sound in a concert presented by Jazz Night in America.

Jonathan Escoffery's If I Survive You and Chetna Maroo's Western Lane are among the contenders for this year's prize, which honors the best English-language fiction published in the U.K. and Ireland.

Netflix says it will no longer offer its basic plan for U.S. and French subscribers, which had already been phased out of other markets.

We're beginning a series of programs looking at musicals written expressly for television. This week, our playlist includes five shows, two written in 1957, two written in 1958, and one in 1967. Our composing teams include Jule Styne, Leo Robin, Richard Rodgers, Alec Wilder, William Engvick, and Cole Porter

A Tempo previews Lincoln Center's Summer for the City Festival, which includes orchestral, jazz and dance performances, discussions on the connection between the arts and wellness, and a series of performances by the American Modern Opera Company.

Frannie Kelley is co-host of the Microphone Check podcast with Ali Shaheed Muhammad.

The Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink had a six-decade career leading major orchestras across Europe, the U.S. and the U.K. He was hailed as a musician's musician, prizing the art well above glamor.

Entertainment mogul Scooter Braun discovered Justin Bieber and has managed the careers of Ariana Grande and K-pop star Psy. Now some of his biggest stars are reportedly parting ways with him.

It's not hard to parse the two main influences on Robert Kroese's new novel, The Big Sheep: Philip K. Dick and Raymond Chandler. But Kroese's knack for humor helps elevate their gonzo grimness.