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S17 · E1Sunny Jain's Wild Wild East 2024-01-05 · 24 min

Sunny Jain's music promotes the idea of not just crossing boundaries but obliterating them all together.

S17 · E2Kevin Kaarl 2024-01-08 · 20 min

The Chihuahuan artist transfigures traditional Sinaloan instrumentation into folky new styles.

S17 · E3The Good Ones 2024-01-10 · 21 min

The Rwandan group's determination to spread its musical message is an inspiration.

S17 · E4yMusic 2024-01-12 · 19 min

The band's unique sound, driven by its peculiar blend of trumpet, winds and strings, seems like a compelling soundtrack for an age when music genres are becoming increasingly arbitrary.

S17 · E5The Japanese House 2024-01-18 · 17 min

The U.K. singer-songwriter recasts four of her electro-pop songs in fresh arrangements.

S17 · E6Hania Rani 2024-01-22 · 16 min

The Polish pianist and composer blurs the lines of ambient, classical and house in this performance.

S17 · E7BLK ODYSSY 2024-01-24 · 19 min

An 18-minute flex that proves the artist is the modern personification of funk.

S17 · E8Thee Sacred Souls 2024-01-26 · 21 min

The San Diego-based trio made its mark at the Tiny Desk with satin vocals and vintage melodies.

S17 · E9Katie Von Schleicher 2024-01-29 · 16 min

With an eight-piece band, the singer-songwriter brings her wry charm to the Tiny Desk.

S17 · E10Timo Andres 2024-01-31 · 15 min

To mark Philip Glass' 87th birthday, the astute pianist Timo Andres stops by to play a contrasting pair of the composer's popular etudes.

S17 · E11Joshua Redman 2024-02-02 · 22 min

Joshua Redman illustrates why he is one of today's best saxophonists.

S17 · E12Carrtoons 2024-02-05 · 17 min

Ben Carr, who performs as Carrtoons, keeps the producer-led Tiny Desk tradition alive in this set.

S17 · E13Berhana 2024-02-07 · 19 min

The Atlanta singer pays homage to his roots with Ethiopian jazz pianist Kibrom Birhane and members of the Ethio Cali band.

S17 · E14Tinashe 2024-02-09 · 18 min

Tinashe's Tiny Desk performance proves her artistry has never been one-dimensional.

S17 · E15Cinder Well 2024-02-16 · 22 min

The California-raised, Ireland-based songwriter performs a set of folk songs that wind around the passage of time.

S17 · E16Irreversible Entanglements 2024-02-19 · 27 min

The free jazz band with a punk ethos runs through six songs without breaks.

S17 · E17Jeezy 2024-02-21 · 24 min

The Atlanta superstar focuses on the early chapters of his career in his Tiny Desk.

S17 · E18Kelela 2024-02-23 · 23 min

The artist brings a distinctive, creative vision to her Tiny Desk performance.

S17 · E19Butcher Brown 2024-02-28 · 19 min

The Richmond, Va. band brings its signature hot and funky "solar music" to the Desk.

S17 · E20Wednesday 2024-03-01 · 15 min

"I learned how to play guitar watching Tiny Desk concerts," lead singer Karly Hartzman says. The Asheville rock band translates its noisy, country-influenced sound to a quieter setting.

S17 · E21Squirrel Flower 2024-03-06 · 19 min

The Chicago-based indie rocker plays stripped back versions of her thundering rock songs.

S17 · E22311 2024-03-11 · 16 min

What better way to spend March 11 than with 311 bringing love and nostalgia to the Tiny Desk.

S17 · E23Jennifer Koh and Missy Mazzoli 2024-03-13 · 23 min

Two adventurous musicians trace the history of their fruitful collaboration in a set of pieces both ferocious and beautiful.

S17 · E24Justin Timberlake 2024-03-15 · 26 min

The artist, who just dropped his new album Everything I Thought It Was, comes to the Tiny Desk with a set that leans heavily on his early solo catalog.

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