Season 2024

05.01.2024 · 24 Min.

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

08.01.2024 · 20 Min.

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

10.01.2024 · 21 Min.

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

12.01.2024 · 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.

18.01.2024 · 17 Min.

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

22.01.2024 · 16 Min.

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

24.01.2024 · 19 Min.

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

26.01.2024 · 21 Min.

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

29.01.2024 · 16 Min.

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

31.01.2024 · 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.

02.02.2024 · 22 Min.

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

05.02.2024 · 17 Min.

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

07.02.2024 · 19 Min.

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

09.02.2024 · 18 Min.

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

16.02.2024 · 22 Min.

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

19.02.2024 · 27 Min.

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

21.02.2024 · 24 Min.

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

23.02.2024 · 23 Min.

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

28.02.2024 · 19 Min.

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

01.03.2024 · 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.

06.03.2024 · 19 Min.

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

11.03.2024 · 16 Min.

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

13.03.2024 · 23 Min.

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

15.03.2024 · 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.

21.03.2024 · 23 Min.

The utterly commanding artist takes the Tiny Desk stage with a magnetic performance and a towering wig.

22.03.2024 · 15 Min.

For the first time, a hardcore punk band graces the Tiny Desk — and ignites a mosh pit in the office.

27.03.2024 · 26 Min.

The respected lyricist and hip-hop hitmaker comes to the Desk for one of the longest set lists in Tiny Desk history.

28.03.2024 · 20 Min.

The thoughtful pianist from Iceland plays a set of gentle pieces — from Bach to Bartók — evoking nostalgic memories of his childhood.

01.04.2024 · 20 Min.

One of post-apartheid South Africa's most influential musicians comes to the Tiny Desk.

03.04.2024 · 21 Min.

The Spanish duo's timeless, poetic songs evoke images of lyricists and vocalists from centuries past.

05.04.2024 · 28 Min.

A five-song set from a genre-bending collective built around the folklore and rhythmic styles of bomba.

08.04.2024 · 22 Min.

In this Tiny Desk, Oh presents a mix of cuts from her 2023 release, The Glass Hours, and new works.

10.04.2024 · 16 Min.

The New York-bred singer-songwriter creates a sense of closeness with her audience in this soul-stirring set.

11.04.2024 · 30 Min.

NPR unveils the very first performance for Tiny Desk Concerts JAPAN, featuring talented Japanese singer and pianist Fujii Kaze.

15.04.2024 · 18 Min.

At the Desk, Sleater-Kinney was all business — as wiry and vital as ever.

17.04.2024 · 17 Min.

It's hard to spot everything Hauschka deployed for this mostly improvised set, from pink putty to strings stuffed with tin foil.

19.04.2024 · 14 Min.

The Norwegian soprano, with plenty of horsepower, unleashes a high C, and much subtle singing, in a thrilling set.

22.04.2024 · 20 Min.

The electro-pop group performs some of its enduring classics at the Tiny Desk.

26.04.2024 · 24 Min.

Forever the showman, the R&B star and songwriter brings some of his biggest hits to the Tiny Desk.

29.04.2024 · 18 Min.

The country and bluegrass music legend performs an excellent set with a finale fit for church.

01.05.2024 · 20 Min.

The artist plays new songs from her forthcoming album, empathogen, as well as throwback hits at the Tiny Desk.

03.05.2024 · 20 Min.

The outrageously fun Japanese punk band speeds and screams through its catalog.

06.05.2024 · 23 Min.

With decades clocked behind the piano and a strong catalog, Kiefer Shackelford is primed for this moment.

08.05.2024 · 20 Min.

The gifted guitarist combines traditional Dominican music with jazz and rock in his performance.

10.05.2024 · 17 Min.

The Brazilian jazz singer and Trio Corrente perform selections from their Grammy-nominated album Cometa.

13.05.2024 · 17 Min.

The 83-year-old NEA Jazz Master turns the Tiny Desk into a place of musical worship.

15.05.2024 · 21 Min.

At the Tiny Desk, the French-born Chilean rapper features tracks from across her catalog rich with cultural commentary and political critique.

17.05.2024 · 20 Min.

The Tiny Desk setting perfectly illuminates the power of The Staves' sisterly harmonies.

20.05.2024 · 22 Min.

The jazz pianist performs a decades-spanning set, including a new, improvised version of "Nautilus" with DJ Jazzy Jeff and Talib Kweli.

24.05.2024 · 22 Min.

Nelly Furtado's Tiny Desk performance felt like a victory lap — a greatest-hits reel and a homecoming all at once.