If you like your genres mixed and mashed, ‘I Am Panda’ by Chiminyo – a.k.a. Tim Doyle – is a good place to start.

Tower of Power’s outstanding ‘Step Up’ harkens back to the best of the band’s past while still being contemporary.

John R. Smith of Nu Shooz joins Ross Boissoneau to discuss key records by John Coltrane, the Toshiki Akiyoshi-Lew Tabakin Big Band, and Stevie Wonder.

‘Once Upon a Time’ explores the possible directions that Bob James largely eschewed in favor of a more melodic – and popular – approach.

Slide-guitarist Luke Winslow-King joins Ross Boissoneau to discuss influential records by Bob Dylan, Ry Cooder and Mark Knopfler.

‘Live at the Baked Potato’ shows that you can’t keep a good band down. But does this edition of Soft Machine stand up to what went before?

Steve Smith, of Journey and Vital Information fame, joins Ross Boissoneau to discuss Max Roach, Buddy Rich, Herb Alpert and others.

Rachel Therrien, the rising trumpet and flugelhorn player, joins Ross Boissoneau to discuss Archie Shepp, Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw, among others.

Baltimore-based prog and jazz guitarist Mark Papagno joins Ross Boissoneau to discuss albums by Yes, Allan Holdsworth and David Sylvian.

Richie Goods, dubbed “my left-hand man” by Mulgrew Miller, joins Ross Boissoneau to discuss the albums that shaped his hall of fame career.