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The man credited with playing some of the first recorded guitar solos is today largely forgotten. But a group of Philadelphia-based musicians have just produced a tribute to the early master of blues, jazz and pop.

Two cultural icons come together in a new documentary: Director Martin Scorsese puts rock legends the Rolling Stones center stage in Shine a Light. Scorsese tells Morning Edition it took a lot of choreography — onstage and off.

Composer and jazz clarinetist Jimmy Giuffre, who died April 24, was an early pioneer of both the cool jazz and avant-garde jazz movements of the '50s and '60s. In Giuffre's honor, WGBH presents an audio documentary recorded in 1994. The program features Giuffre telling his story in his own words.

The nominees for the 74th Emmy Awards were announced Tuesday morning. The winners will be chosen in September.

In a live tribute at the 92nd Street Y in New York, the late pianist and host of NPR's Piano Jazz is saluted by a diverse cast of musical friends on the date of what would have been her 96th birthday.

Singer Dianne Reeves is a force to be reckoned with. She has an international reputation, and she's the only singer to win Grammy awards in a vocal category for three consecutive recordings. NPR's Tony Cox spoke with Reeves about her new album, When You Know.

One comes from a line of New Orleans piano geniuses. Another comes from New York's downtown scene. They bonded over old jazz, and together, inject modern twists into early repertoire.

There's been record TV production this year - so why were so many categories dominated by performers from a handful of shows?

As its name suggests, this quartet borrows from the folk-dance rhythms of Africa and the Middle East. But it also draws on the perspective of modern jazz. Hear a live recording.

He was born and raised in Spain, and came to New York to study — much like a Spanish poet who came before him. The jazz bassist sets the volume Poeta en Nueva York to music in this live broadcast.