Lake Street Dive takes its Side Pony tour to LA and San Francisco … Sam Amidon, Tyondai Braxton perform in LA as well … Rhiannon Giddens concludes Swimming in Dark Waters: Other Voices of the American Experience tour with Leyla McCalla, Bhi Bhiman … Kronos Quartet gives two concerts in Vancouver … Brad Mehldau joins Brussels Philharmonic in Belgium … Randy Newman performs in Birmingham … Chris Thile plays Bach in Florida … Rokia Traoré tours France … and more …

Rhiannon Giddens begins Swimming in Dark Waters: Other Voices of the American Experience tour with Leyla McCalla, Bhi Bhiman … John Adams's Scheherazade.2 is performed by St. Louis Symphony, Leila Josefowicz ... Timo Andres joins Phillip Glass to perform Glass’s piano études … David Byrne celebrates carnaval in Montreal to support Haiti … Richard Goode performs in Missouri … Kronos Quartet is in Seattle … Audra McDonald gives a TimesTalk in NYC … and more …

Louis Andriessen's six decades of music-making are being celebrated at the Barbican in London, broadcast on BBC Radio 3 … Timo Andres premieres new piece in NY … Jeremy Denk plays the Goldberg Variations in London … Kronos Quartet plays Riley and more in Montana … Brad Mehldau goes solo in Europe … Joshua Redman is in Budapest … Rokia Traoré celebrates release of her new album with in-store showcase in Paris … and more ...

Kronos Quartet presents its second-annual hometown festival in San Francisco all weekend … Sam Amidon plays three shows in Belgium … Jeremy Denk performs Bach's Goldberg Variations in Europe … Rhiannon Giddens concludes UK tour with Transatlantic Sessions … Richard Goode performs Beethoven in Michigan … Lianne La Havas plays Brooklyn and Philadelphia … Chris Thile guest hosts A Prairie Home Companion … Rokia Traoré kicks off 2016 tour in London … and more ...

Ry Cooder, Sharon White, Ricky Skaggs bring their tour to the Midwest … Jeremy Denk joins Kansas City Symphony for Beethoven's "Emperor" … Rhiannon Giddens joins Transatlantic Sessions at Glasgow's Celtic Connections … Kronos Quartet gives world premiere of My Lai in Chicago … Joshua Redman closes out Midwest run with Umphrey’s McGee … Chris Thile guest hosts A Prairie Home Companion with special guests Punch Brothers … and more …

Chris Thile co-hosts public radio's A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor … John Adams's Saxophone Concerto is performed by the St. Louis Symphony and saxophonist Timothy McAllister ... Rhiannon Giddens plays Berlin and Amsterdam … Joshua Redman joins WDR Big Band in Germany ... and more ...

Joshua Redman's six-night residency with Still Dreaming at NYC's Jazz Standard runs through the weekend … Timo Andres premieres new work in Washington, DC … Olivia Chaney performs at Celtic Connections in Glasgow … Jeremy Denk is in California for three concerts with San Diego Symphony … Richard Goode plays solo piano in France … Audra McDonald gives two rare performances in London … and more …

Nonesuch President Bob Hurwitz was featured on the NPR program Here & Now last week. He spoke with show co-host Robin Young about his more than three decades as head of the label and shares his perspective on the unique artists with whom he has worked over those years. "The rarest thing is when you hear someone who is doing something you have never heard before, and you love it," says Hurwitz. "And then it's a kind of instant reaction, almost like falling in love." You can hear the Here & Now piece, which includes music from several of those artists, here.

As 2015 draws to a close, and the Nonesuch Journal takes a bit of a hiatus till the start of 2016, it's time to take a look back and remember all of the great and diverse music made by Nonesuch artists over the past year. Many Nonesuch artists and their recent Nonesuch releases have made music critics' and fans' year-end best lists. Here, in words and music and in chronological order, is a look back at the year in Nonesuch music.

The Arcs conclude inaugural North American tour in Atlanta, Charlotte, and Nashville … Laurie Anderson presents a dog-friendly double feature in Los Angeles … Timo Andres joins fellow ACME members at National Sawdust in Brooklyn … Mark Morris Dance Group's week-long run of The Hard Nut at BAM in Brooklyn comes to a close … Brad Mehldau gives a solo performance in London … Punch Brothers end 2015 US tour with two nights in Knoxville … and more …

The Bad Plus Joshua Redman close out tour with SFJAZZ Center run … Sam Amidon stops in Nashville … Laurie Anderson talks Heart of a Dog in Santa Fe … Timo Andres joins Attaca Quartet in NYC … The Arcs play Boston … Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell give an intimate benefit show in DC … Mark Morris Dance Group performs The Hard Nut at BAM in Brooklyn … Audra McDonald is in Barbados … Natalie Merchant talks Paradise Is There in Chicago … Punch Brothers play the Northeast … and more …

The Arcs take their inaugural North American tour to Columbus and Detroit … Sam Amidon tours North America with San Fermin … The Bad Plus Joshua Redman goes west … Tyondai Braxton plays solo shows in Brazil … Emmylou Harris celebrates a Wainwright Noël in Montréal … Brad Mehldau Trio wraps up its tour in Italy … Punch Brothers hit the road for a two-week US tour … and more …