From the very first beat in her performance, it was clear the audience was being transported to another time and space with Marta Pereira da Costa's enchanting time behind the Tiny Desk. Listen as the renowned Portuguese guitarist bridges centuries of history in her Tiny Desk Concert. 


Marta Pereira da Costa bridges history in her Tiny Desk Concert

The composer and saxophonist, who died in March 2023, won a dozen Grammy Awards and recorded with everyone from Miles Davis to Joni Mitchell.


Wayne Shorter was the sage of the saxophone

Earlier this month, Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir took the stage with the National Symphony Orchestra. Their collaboration had attendees in tie dye and tuxedos dancing in the aisles.


Grateful Dead's Bob Weir took the stage with the National Symphony Orchestra

The Chilean vocalist and her orchestra's combination of Mexican folkloric and European chamber music make for a musical and visual treat.


Mon Laferte: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Pianist Alfredo Rodriguez and percussionist/vocalist Pedrito Martinez have each established a foothold in a Cuban music scene that has its roots in West Africa. They combine their impressive musical talents on an album that demonstrates how flexible those traditions can be when matched with visionary musicians and a seemingly boundless innovative spirit.


First listen: Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez, 'Duologue'

For more than 40 years, Marian McPartland gave the world an intimate, insider's perspective on one of the most elusive topics in music: jazz improvisation. McPartland died of natural causes Tuesday night, at her home on Long Island, N.Y. She was 95.


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