My exposure to ‘Live’ began as a simple exploration of jazz 25 years ago, but I became a Bill Frisell convert because of it.

Here is the video premiere of “Weeping Mary” by the Westerlies, from their upcoming album ‘Wherein Lies the Good.’

Toto’s remake of “Living For the City,” the Stevie Wonder classic from his 1973 masterpiece ‘Innervisions,’ is yet another bold move.

The Wood Brothers always opt for timeless themes and methods, and never more so than on ‘Kingdom In My Mind.’ This record satisfies the soul today and will satisfy the soul just as well many years from now.

With ‘Black and White Volume 1,’ Julia Biel has become a confident, characterful musician who can deliver numbers with certainty.

Cobbling together something new from things old is not a Jeff Parker invention. But his unique take on this approach makes ‘Suite For Max Brown’ so much more accessible.

By the end of La Tonya Hall’s ‘Say Yes,’ I realized I’d listened to something wholly original yet totally satisfying.

Marillion’s ‘With Friends From the Orchestra’ is the sound of a band still bravely sticking out from the mainstream music scene.

Preston Frazier’s Best of 2019 Rock and R&B includes Black Pumas, Alexis Evans, Ben Levin, Grupo Fantasma, Monkey House, Isaiah Sharkey, Frederico7 and others.

Here’s a tantalizing suggestion of what Walter Becker’s debut might’ve sounded like if he made ’11 Tracks of Whack’ more like ‘The Nightfly’ instead of ‘Plastic Ono Band.’