Watch Tiny Desk Contest Winner Fantastic Negrito Play NPR Music

Stream Seth Avett and Jessica Lea Mayfield's Elliott Smith covers album, watch THEEsatisfaction play KEXP.

Fantastic Negrito: Tiny Desk Concert The singer beat out nearly 7,000 other submissions to win NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert Contest. See why in this passionate three-song set. Watch the video FIRST LISTEN First Listen: 'Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield Sing Elliott Smith' Each of Smith's records contains an abundance of small, perfectly formed gems. There are too many to pick from, but just about any would shine anew under this type of respectful reinterpretation. Stream the album FAVORITE SESSIONS KEXP Presents: THEESatisfaction Transcend space and time as the soulful, psychedelic hip-hop duo performs "Recognition." Watch the video MUSIC A Jazz Pianist Taps Armenian Folk, Metal Riffs And A Sense Of History Be it progressive metal bands like Tool and Meshuggah or a 19th-century poet who died at 21, jazz artist Tigran Hamaysan mines all kinds of influences to arrive at a signature sound. Read this story DECEPTIVE CADENCE Saying Goodbye To A Manhattan Classical Music Mecca The last store in Manhattan devoted exclusively to classical sheet music is closing its doors today — having been lapped by online retailers and free file sharing. Read this story