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The trumpeter has emerged as a young man whose versatile horn ranges from the soft and seductive to the rough and bluesy.

There's a tradition in many New York City jazz clubs: Monday nights are reserved for big bands. The Village Vanguard, the most storied of clubs, has observed this practice since 1966.

Listen to the acclaimed Norwegian pianist in a program that spans pillars of the piano literature — from Haydn to Chopin to Bartok.

The great drummer made his debut at the club with Sonny Rollins in the late '60s. Foster has been a sideman to the stars ever since, and now he leads his own band of young guns.

Several generations of modern jazz musicians have grown up playing funk, rock and soul. These two top improvisers have let it seep into their own hybrid music. They presented their plugged-in bands.

Saxophonist John Ellis and his group Double-Wide dance to a New Orleans beat. Hear a prime cut from the band's set at the Jazz Standard, "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow," recorded JazzSet.

The spare, haunting melodies of composer and pianist Erik Satie have inspired musicians, from Claude Debussy to guitarists Jonathan Stone and Adrian Bond, who perform his music in NPR's studio.

Bonneville's songs are full of characters who stumble their way through a rough-and-tumble world of violence, hope, and despair. In four videos from Folk Alley, Bonneville stomps his cowboy boots on a piece of wood and tells his stories.

Onstage at Jazz Standard in New York, recent Juilliard graduate Jonathan Batiste is up first. The pianist leads off for John Ellis & Double-Wide with music from the new CD Dance Like There's No Tomorrow, this week on JazzSet.

Home Before Dark, the 46th album from singer-songwriter Neil Diamond, is No. 1 on the pop charts. It's the first time Diamond has claimed that spot in a career that's spanned nearly five decades. He talked to Terry Gross in 2005.