Ivo Perelman has added Nat Wooley on trumpet. ‘Strings 3’ answers the question of whether that was bonkers or completely wonderful.

Lou Reed’s live ‘Animal Serenade’ delivered the goods 15 years ago this week, but – gasp! – in an elegant, almost cerebral fashion.

Jazz is the music of pure emotion, and it’s the vehicle by which Michael Bisio, Kirk Knuffke amd Fred Lonberg-Holm sorted out their feelings about a tragedy.

The Allman Brothers Band made a new fan 15 years ago today with the release of their final concert recording.

Peter Cetera’s “Loser with a Broken Heart” is a low-quality song that had no business making ‘Chicago 13.’

This sends a clear signal that success hadn’t changed Left Lane Cruiser. If anything, they’re doubling down on what made them America’s premier blues-rock band.

Extreme’s high-concept ‘III Sides to Every Story’ may have been just a little too much of a leap for a lot of fans.

Charles Rumback’s ‘Cadillac Turns’ has all the energy and capriciousness of a free-jazz blowing session but still retains a strong sense of melody.

Fernando Perdomo joins us to discuss his newest instrumental progressive-rock release, but there’s much, much more to him.

Despite a few notable flourishes, “Mrs. Johnson” never makes a compelling case for inclusion on the first Toto album.