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Thielemans is the man who made the harmonica a jazz instrument. In a Brazilian-heavy set recorded at the 2005 Tanglewood Jazz Festival, he's joined by Oscar Castro-Neves, Airto, and pianist Kenny Werner. Now in his 80s, Thielemans still loves to play. Collaboration between WBGO and WGBH.

With members bred in England and Australia, The Greencards may well be the best Americana artist with no native claim to North America. Hear the band perform live at Cleveland's Beachland Ballroom, in a concert recorded May 4.

The Bush administration announces that it will lift its economic and political embargo against the Palestinian government, as President Bush prepares to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to discuss how to deal with the Fatah-Hamas rivalry.

Edith Piaf's triumphant, tormented life — in lush, supersaturated colors and with Piaf's own songs as a soundtrack.

Read an exclusive excerpt of Meg Wolitzer's new book, The Interestings. It's the story of a group of bright, talented kids who bond at summer camp in the 1970s — dubbing themselves the Interestings — and what happens to friendship and early promise as the years roll along.

Hezbollah's chief Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday threatened Israel with open war after accusing Israelis of killing one of its top commanders. "Zionists, if you want this type of open war then let the whole world hear: let it be an open war," Nasrallah told mourners at the funeral of Imad Mughniyeh.

On New Year's Eve in New Orleans, the Evan Christopher/Tom McDermott Danza Quartet held sway with a set of music that was anything but picayune. With a sousaphone-toting bassist and a tambourine-banging drummer, the quartet made the show an affair to remember.

An Israeli air strike kills the spiritual leader of Hamas, Sheik Ahmed Yassin, a quadriplegic, as he exited a mosque in Gaza City. Seven other people die in the attack, including bodyguards. Thousands of Palestinians take to the streets in protest. Militant Palestinian groups have vowed revenge. Hear NPR's Peter Kenyon.

Tens of thousands of mourners march through the streets of Gaza for the funeral of slain Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, who was killed in an Israeli helicopter attack Monday. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says the killing was justified. Hamas officials vow revenge. Hear NPR's Peter Kenyon, NPR's Melissa Block and former U.S. ambassador to Israel Samuel Lewis.

While official reaction to the Nobel Peace Prize announcement from Palestinian and Israeli leaders was positive, on the streets both sides took a different view. Meanwhile, U.S. envoy George Mitchell met the Israeli and Palestinian leaders Friday, but he seems no closer to reviving formal peace talks.

President Obama announced that he is nominating Ben Bernanke to another four-year term as head of the Federal Reserve. The president said Bernanke shepherded the U.S. through the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

The rich maritime history dates back more than a millennium. There's a group dedicated to reviving it by making boats the old-fashioned way: with coconut palm fiber, shark liver oil and no nails.