The Upbeat New Hampshire music enrichment program is celebrating 14 years of inspiring young musicians and building community through music. Since its founding, the program has introduced nearly 2,000 ...

Malik Johnson is a classically trained cellist, composer, and music producer based in Chicago. Malik has worked with the Matt Jones Orchestra which has opened the doors for him to appear on NPR's Tiny ...

Musicians speak to us with their music, and Rufus Cappadocia is no exception. The moment he began speaking with me from NPR's New York studios, it was clear that his cello was going to be doing a lot ...

Want to hear Pharrell’s impossibly catchy song “Happy” as a jazzy instrumental jam? Of course you do! Violinist David Wong got some of his musician friends together to recreate the hit as an upbeat ...

Music can have a profound effect on both the emotions and the body. Faster music can make you feel more alert and concentrate better. Upbeat music can make you feel more optimistic and positive about ...

For a special Christmas Eve episode of World Cafe, we welcome the Portland Cello Project to the WXPN studios for a festive live performance. This session takes place right after the collective's ...