Jazz

Mixing influences from Gil Scott-Heron to Beck and Donald Fagen, Dan moves between jazzy instrumentals and singer/songwriter terrritory with ease, but has also been known to don a wig and leather pants to play the role of Teutonic bassist Klaus Shave in the heavy-metal parody band Pink Steel.

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To get ready for the show, warm up to this year's top contenders in one free and continuous playlist featuring Coldplay, Katy Perry, Lil Wayne, The Jonas Brothers, Radiohead, Duffy, Brazilian Girls, and many more.

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards will air on Sunday February 8 at 8 p.m. on CBS. In the meantime, listen to this free playlist by clicking on the green button below, then visit Download Music to stream and download thousands more free songs.

This Berlin-based DJ/jazz collective is know for remixing Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, and a slew of other boppers by reshuffling beats and rediscovering the warmth of ageless tracks. Their latest effort of hip-hip and R&B originals features legendary vocalists such as Phonte and Paul Randolf.

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Rock River Music Records had the genius idea to take a bunch of old Christmas records and let modern DJs, such as Dan The Automator, remix them. Amazingly, it works. This album offers the best of both worlds; traditional pop vocalists blended with dance beats.

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We have a diverse batch of goodies for you this year. New additions include a duet with Elvis Presley and Martina McBride; a New Kids on the Block reissue; Stephen Colbert's debut Christmas album; and a Hanukkah jam from Erran Baron Cohen. And the great thing about holiday tunes is that you can recycle them every year! So, get acquainted with the new stuff, and then dig into our archive to resurrect the classic favorites.

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If the intimidating facts you know about Dungen--they sing in Swedish, they've earned that "post-rock" moniker--have kept you from approaching the band, let disc four be the time. Few groups as invested in texture have such a classic pop philosophy. Their mission is to entertain and to charm.

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While jazz trios tend to stay low-pro, E.S.T. has managed to gain an international following outside of its home base of Sweden. Much like the Cinematic Orchestra, the group's new school approach to post-bop creates more of journey for its listener, rather than a groove. We're featuring this in memory of Esbjorn Svensson. Svensson died on June 14, 2008 at the age of 44.

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From conscious piano jazz to lightheaded trip-hop, this dependable trio has been delivering the goods since the early '90s. Their intuitive ability to stretch musical boundaries has led to wonderful collaborations with notable players from John Scofield (guitar) to DJ Logic (turntables).

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You can tell a lot about a jazzman by his apprenticeship. Parks aided Terence Blanchard, you say? Well, he's all right by us. The pianist's own Blue Note debut is a remarkable avant-cool effort that features heady texturalism--the electric guitar is especially fine--but no melodic cop-outs.

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