The London-based saxophonist and composer Nubya Garcia talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about the diverse sounds on her new album Odyssey. It's her first time writing for and conducting strings.


Saxophonist Nubya Garcia writes her own Odyssey, string section and all

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with author Traci Todd and illustrator Christian Robinson about their new children's book 'NINA: A Story of Nina Simone,' and adapting a complicated figure's story for kids.


How an author and illustrator adapted Nina Simone's complicated life story for kids

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with cellist Yo-Yo Ma about his reunion with Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer and Stuart Duncan and their new upcoming album, Not Our First Goat Rodeo.


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