The Jason Stein, Greg Ward-led project ‘Nature Work’ is highly recommended for those who like adventurous, impulsive jazz.

“He Wants You (Out)” suggests that Walter Becker’s creative fire was burning brighter than we may have assumed during a period of down time with Steely Dan.

Sax players with “bag full of soul” qualities always thrive in an organ-and-guitar combo, and a that’s just what Ken Fowser does here.

Whit Dickey uses his drums not to merely set a rhythmic pulse of the song, but the spiritual pulse, too.

We’ve covered a lot of music by drummer Scott Amendola and trumpet player Shane Endsley but the two never crossed paths in this space … until now.

There might be more obvious songs to play on this Independence Day, but none makes me feel as groovy as this Timbuk 3 song from 30 years ago.

Nothing was spared in making Wertico Cain and Gray’s seventh collaboration a rich listening and viewing experience.

‘Beacons of Ancestorship’ has been around for a decade now, and I still can’t decide about Tortoise’s very modern musical style.

Borrowing from principles established by the original Mahavishnu Orchestra, Five Time Surprise develops music with no constrictions.

What better time to return to “Long Weekend,” the still-thumping advance track from Trombone Shorty’s ‘Say This to Say That’?