Seasons & episodes
S3 · E14Regina Carter 2010-04-11
The violinist plays traditional African melodies, re-imagined through her own jazz sensibilities.
S3 · E15David Russell 2010-04-19
The classical guitarist showcases his warm, lyrical tone in three staples of the repertoire.
S3 · E16Lionel Loueke 2010-04-26
The unusual jazz guitarist and his drummer perform at the NPR offices, literally with bells on.
S3 · E17Fredrik 2010-05-03
Fredrik's lush harmonies are stripped to guitar, snare drum and maraca in this intimate performance.
S3 · E18Moby And Kelli Scarr 2010-05-04
Moby gives a live performance of his Project Song creation, "Gone to Sleep," at NPR's offices.
S3 · E19Tarrus Riley 2010-05-11
The singer performs three harmony-drenched reggae songs with Dean Fraser and a guitarist.
S3 · E20Phoenix 2010-05-18
Hear instantly recognizable hits such as "1901" and "Lisztomania," stripped down and reassembled.
S3 · E21Bettye LaVette 2010-05-21
The veteran soul singer blew into the NPR Music office and conquered it before she'd sung a note.
S3 · E22Roger McGuinn With Amy Tan, Dave Barry And More: Authors At The Tiny Desk 2010-06-01
Seven authors (Roy Blount Jr., Scott Turow and others) perform with a big-time ringer.
S3 · E23Zuill Bailey 2010-06-04
Hear the acclaimed musician play Bach on his amazingly resonant cello, built in 1693.
S3 · E24The Mynabirds 2010-06-21
Laura Burhenn's new band performs a soulful Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR Music offices.
S3 · E25'Weird Al' Yankovic 2010-06-22
The venerable, multimillion-selling pop parodist plays three acoustic originals in the NPR offices.
S3 · E26Gogol Bordello 2010-06-28
The frenetic gypsy punk band performs the most rollicking and insane Tiny Desk Concert of all time.
S3 · E27Los Campesinos! 2010-07-05
The whip-smart sometimes bawdy U.K. band performs a clamorous ruckus in this Tiny Desk Concert.
S3 · E28Jimmy Cliff 2010-07-12
The reggae icon performs classics from the film The Harder They Come in this acoustic performance.
S3 · E29Villagers 2010-07-19
Villagers' Conor O'Brien performs a beautiful and memorable solo set in the NPR Music offices.
S3 · E30Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain 2010-07-26
The three demonstrate the way musical mastery can become an exercise in wordless communication.
S3 · E31The Holmes Brothers 2010-08-02
Hear the band play inspired soul from its latest album, Feed My Soul, at the NPR Music offices.
S3 · E32Mavis Staples 2010-08-09
The soul icon performs songs from her latest album, You Are Not Alone, at the NPR Music offices.
S3 · E33Frazey Ford 2010-08-15
The singer came to NPR Music with just her guitar to play four beautiful tunes from Obadiah.
S3 · E34Peter Wolf Crier 2010-08-17
The Minneapolis duo performs songs from its stormy debut album, Inter-Be.
S3 · E35Lawrence Arabia 2010-08-23
The New Zealand band plays four songs from its album Chant Darling at the NPR Music offices.
S3 · E36Brian Courtney Wilson 2010-08-25
The gospel singer sounds like somebody you know — somebody you know with stage presence for days.
S3 · E37Ana Tijoux 2010-08-30
With these intimate songs, the French-born Chilean rapper proves that hip-hop has no boundaries.