‘In Lieu Of’ is another captured moment when the magic of Tim Berne’s Snakeoil quartet was happening, making exceptional music that only these four people could carry out.

The constant, ‘going for the jugular’ posture uncorking one unexpected thunderbolt after another make ‘Trio of Bloom’ a sum greater than its substantial parts.

The book on Henry Threaadgill’s amazing career has already been published but ‘Listen Ship’ keeps this compelling story going.

The all-percussion ensemble might have been around a while, but there’s probably no one better today than Tomas Fujiwara for taking this idea further, with ‘Dream Up.’

Here is “Layered Presence,” an advance single form Tortoise’s upcoming album ‘Touch.’

Dan Rosenboom has developed a fine career making adventurous music of many stripes. With ‘Coordinates,’ he masterfully pulls it all together.

Here is the video premiere of David Bode’s big band adaptation of Kenny Garrett’s “Happy People.”

Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (Exit) Knarr’s ‘Drops’ is confrontational and reflective, aggressive and unassuming. It’s never, ever boring.

Here’s the satisfyin’ retro-soul single “Say It Again” from Shawn Lee (Young Gun Silver Fox) and Kelly Finnigan (The Monophonics).

Gregg Belisle-Chi again undertakes the not small task of deconstructing Tim Berne songs and reconstructing them in his own image, but it’s a labor of love for him.