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The Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 17

Every episode of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 17 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Season 17!

Intimate musical performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.
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Season 17 Ratings Summary

"Sunny Jain's Wild Wild East" is the best rated episode of "NPR Tiny Desk Concerts" season 17. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/5/2024. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Kevin Kaarl".

  • Sunny Jain's Wild Wild East
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    #1 - Sunny Jain's Wild Wild East

    Season 17 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2024

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

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  • Kevin Kaarl
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    #2 - Kevin Kaarl

    Season 17 Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2024

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

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  • The Good Ones
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    #3 - The Good Ones

    Season 17 Episode 3 - Aired 1/10/2024

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

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  • yMusic
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    #4 - yMusic

    Season 17 Episode 4 - Aired 1/12/2024

    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.

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  • The Japanese House
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    #5 - The Japanese House

    Season 17 Episode 5 - Aired 1/18/2024

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

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  • Hania Rani
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    #6 - Hania Rani

    Season 17 Episode 6 - Aired 1/22/2024

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

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  • BLK ODYSSY
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    #7 - BLK ODYSSY

    Season 17 Episode 7 - Aired 1/24/2024

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

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  • Thee Sacred Souls
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    #8 - Thee Sacred Souls

    Season 17 Episode 8 - Aired 1/26/2024

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

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  • Katie Von Schleicher
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    #9 - Katie Von Schleicher

    Season 17 Episode 9 - Aired 1/29/2024

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

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  • Timo Andres
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    #10 - Timo Andres

    Season 17 Episode 10 - Aired 1/31/2024

    To mark Philip Glass' 87th birthday, the astute pianist Timo Andres stops by to play a contrasting pair of the composer's popular etudes.

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  • Joshua Redman
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    #11 - Joshua Redman

    Season 17 Episode 11 - Aired 2/2/2024

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

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  • Carrtoons
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    #12 - Carrtoons

    Season 17 Episode 12 - Aired 2/5/2024

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

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  • Berhana
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    #13 - Berhana

    Season 17 Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/2024

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

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  • Tinashe
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    #14 - Tinashe

    Season 17 Episode 14 - Aired 2/9/2024

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

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  • Cinder Well
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    #15 - Cinder Well

    Season 17 Episode 15 - Aired 2/16/2024

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

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  • Irreversible Entanglements
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    #16 - Irreversible Entanglements

    Season 17 Episode 16 - Aired 2/19/2024

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

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  • Jeezy
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    #17 - Jeezy

    Season 17 Episode 17 - Aired 2/21/2024

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

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  • Kelela
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    #18 - Kelela

    Season 17 Episode 18 - Aired 2/23/2024

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

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  • Butcher Brown
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    #19 - Butcher Brown

    Season 17 Episode 19 - Aired 2/28/2024

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

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  • Wednesday
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    #20 - Wednesday

    Season 17 Episode 20 - Aired 3/1/2024

    "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.

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  • Squirrel Flower
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    #21 - Squirrel Flower

    Season 17 Episode 21 - Aired 3/6/2024

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

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  • 311
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    #22 - 311

    Season 17 Episode 22 - Aired 3/11/2024

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

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  • Jennifer Koh and Missy Mazzoli
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    #23 - Jennifer Koh and Missy Mazzoli

    Season 17 Episode 23 - Aired 3/13/2024

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

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  • Justin Timberlake
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    #24 - Justin Timberlake

    Season 17 Episode 24 - Aired 3/15/2024

    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.

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  • Chappell Roan
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    #25 - Chappell Roan

    Season 17 Episode 25 - Aired 3/21/2024

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

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