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Clarinetist Don Byron is known for musical experimentation with classical compositions, Latin dance grooves, hip-hop and more. Now he returns to a first love, jazz, with a CD dedicated to saxophonist Lester Young.

Elizabeth Mitchell has taken old rock and folk favorites and made them new again — this time for kids. Her new album, You Are My Little Bird, invokes artists from the Velvet Underground to Woody Guthrie.

From bourgeois turkeys to Mother Goose, music commentator Miles Hoffman introduces us to classical music about fowls.

Already a star in his home country, the Norwegian songwriter discusses making the transition to American audiences, his on-and-off love affair with New York, and why he's always preferred to sing in English.

The singer's Tiny Desk performance is a joy to behold.

Handpicked by Walt Disney to be one of the original Mouseketeers, Annette Funicello was America's girl next door. She spoke to Fresh Air in 1994 about Mickey Mouse ears and why she went public with her multiple sclerosis diagnosis. She died Monday at age 70 from complications of the disease.

In 1996, Venet spoke with Fresh Air about his friend's recording of "Beyond the Sea." (A version of this song is the theme of the new Pixar film, Finding Dory.) Venet died in 1998.

The 1960s rock icon, who was also an accomplished jazz musician and performed with Fela Kuti, died Sunday morning.

How the first-time actress took on her role in the Academy Award nominee for Best Picture.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Country musician Marty Stuart about his newest release with his band, the Fabulous Superlatives: "Altitude."