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On her 20th album, Raitt goes deep in the pocket, leaning on her gifts as a sensitive bandleader, bottleneck guitarist and producer, not to mention a paragon of modern blues expression.

Jazz pianist Barbara Carroll cut her teeth in the clubs on 52nd Street in Manhattan in the late 1940s and early '50s, with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holliday and Charlie Parker. Today, she's 86 and still performing.

Joe Jackson's new album, The Duke, is a tribute to fellow musical pioneer Duke Ellington. The album, however, is not meant as a faithful, note-for-note re-creation. In fact, it features almost no horns.

Each player in this trio addresses the beat in a spontaneous way, without constant chaos. A casual romp like this session makes for breezy listening.

Hear music and field recordings from bassist, composer, and fashion icon Jamaaladeen Tacuma's residency in North Carolina, where he explores his familial and musical roots.

Musician Manuel Göttsching, known for his electronic music, died Dec. 4 at age 70.

Palmieri has made his musical magic on stages around the world over the last seven decades.

Erdrich's new novel, set in the 1950s, follows a Native American tribe fighting for their rights as the U.S. Congress prepares to terminate their nation-to-nation treaties and land ownership rights.

Sarah Gailey's new novella is set in a dystopian future where the United States resembles the Old West, and bands of women on horseback distribute government-approved media to distant villages.