This week, Andre 3000 released an instrumental album featuring the flute instead of an expected rap album. Scott Simon asks LA Times' August Brown about the flute's decades-long role in pop music.

The flute is one of the more overlooked instruments in jazz, but it’s been making an impact on improvised music for more than 50 years. Let 10 experts take you on a guided tour. By Giovanni Russonello ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by It’s an instrument based on the most fundamental sign of life: breath. Listen to the best music ever written for it. In the past, we’ve chosen the ...