There’s a spirit of joy that runs through all of the Rich Halley 4’s ‘A Distant Land.’

The power of a jazz orchestra makes it an effective tool to get out of message of hope and aspiration, and no one can harness the power quite like John Hollenbeck.

Using bits of music that she typically cues to her band to play behind the soloists to make up the composition itself as it plays out, Satoko Fujii has found inspiration for her Orchestra Berlin’s ‘Second Attempt.’

Take a listen to “At Risk,” an advance single from Sylvie Courvoisier’s upcoming ‘Amalthea’ album with Patricia Brennan, Thomas MOrgan and Da Weiss.

There are many, interesting sides to Denny Zeitlin and there are a lot of those sides to savor on ‘Odyssey.’

Henry Threadgill goes back to his typical routine of producing a new Zooid album ‘Cut You Where You Was’ and showing Zooid hasn’t come close to running its course.

Satoko Fujii Orchestra Kobe’s ‘After The Storm’ is a testament to all musicians involved who constantly took chances & never faltered to make something truly memorable

The union of four highly seasoned masters of improvisation in Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker and Bobby Kapp got results that matches their lofty reputations.

The Bob Nell & Michael Bisio Trios’ ‘We Are Here’ is more than a meeting of old friends, it’s a testament of the enduring attractiveness of the venerable jazz piano trio with fresh songwriting that hearkens back to beloved jazz standards.

Here is “Puma and the Spider Monkey,” an advance single from percussionist Mike Dillon’s upcoming album ‘Mike & Beignet Go to the Zoo.’