NPR Music: New Music & Songs

Close to You: Burt Bacharach in Concert

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Rock/Pop/Folk

Los Lobos

The Angel Band (WXPN)

World

Orchestra Baobab

Jazz

Uri Caine Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard (WBGO)

Classical

Venice Baroque Orchestra Plays Vivaldi

Teddy Thompson, Embracing Modern Music

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Jazz/Blues

Violinist Stephane Grappelli on 'Piano Jazz'

Lonnie Smith: Crescent Boogaloo (KPLU)

Rock/Pop/Folk

Sam Phillips: Tiny Desk Concert

Eli 'Paperboy' Reed Rolls With Soul (WXPN)

Classical

The Joy and Pain in Beethoven's Big Fugue (WGBH)

British Invasion: Laura Marling's Fearless Folk

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Charles Ives' Rambunctiious '4th of July'

The maverick composer wove a mish-mash of sounds into his musical portrait of the American holiday.

Ben Sollee Learns To 'Bend'

Ben Sollee's solo debut is a collection of acoustic, folk and jazz-flavored songs, filled with hope.

Theo Bleckmann Goes Back To Berlin Roots

Avante-garde musician Theo Bleckmann uses his native Germany as his muse for his latest album.