For ‘Dial Up’ by Dave Rempis, Jason Adasiewicz + Chris Corsano, it’s the Chicago/Midwestern lunch-pail approach to free improvisation is the glue that holds this trio together.

Chris Greene offers an unexpected post-Valentine’s Day treat in the form of a live recording from the Evanston, Illinois venue Space.

Built around rock and pop covers, ‘Soul Fingers’ is a showcase for Bobby Broom’s tone, economy and arranging prowess.

Before any of those seminal recordings by the AACM family could happen, Roscoe Mitchell’s ‘Sound’ needed to.

The return of Jason Stein’s Locksmith Isidore with ‘After Caroline’ is a welcome one because these guys don’t slouch for a second in taking on Stein’s challenging material.

Matthew Lux’s debut ‘Contra/Fact’ contains a good deal of delightful surprises but given his credentials, such surprises are to be expected.

Solitaire Miles is taking a quick break from her Susie Blue persona to dig back into her jazz roots.

Anteloper’s ‘Kudu’ suggests that there is so much art waiting to be tapped with only a trumpet, drums and a little bit of circuitry.

Material Issue’s ‘Telecommando Americano’ was completed early in 1996, but wasn’t released until after Jim Ellison took his life – making for a rather bittersweet affair.

Jason Stein’s ‘Lucille!’ is another fun-filled jazz history lesson on the connection between Charlie Parker and Ornette Coleman.