It features several co-writes with Dobson and Popper, and covers of Tom Petty, Helen Rogers, Paul Westerberg, Concrete Blonde, and Dolly Parton. Her Puss n Boots band-an alt country trio with Catherine Popper and Sasha Dobson-released their second album in January. Jones gives no sign of letting up now that she’s in her 40s. Popular and critical acclaim has greeted just about everything she’s produced since. She stuck the landing, getting signed to the Blue Note label at age 22, and collecting five Grammy wins for her debut album.

She dropped out after two years, and landed in New York City. Raised in suburban Dallas by her country music-loving mom, Jones majored in jazz piano at the University of North Texas. The long list of luminaries that she’s worked with, in so many musical genres and contexts, is all the evidence you need of her unique talent. And she’s been collaborating, cross-pollinating, all that time. Norah Jones is only just beginning her fifth decade on the planet, but for two of those decades she’s been restlessly touring and recording at the most elevated level.

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