More than five decades later, Woody Shaw’s ‘Song of Songs’ still sounds like the work of an artist discovering his own language in real time.

There’s a spirit of joy that runs through all of the Rich Halley 4’s ‘A Distant Land.’

Ross Boissoneau’s roundup of recent jazz-related albums includes the Ali Ryerson Quartet, Rich Willey, Janis Siegel, Stickman, Schapiro 17 and others.

The power of a jazz orchestra makes it an effective tool to get out of message of hope and aspiration, and no one can harness the power quite like John Hollenbeck.

Take a listen to “At Risk,” an advance single from Sylvie Courvoisier’s upcoming ‘Amalthea’ album with Patricia Brennan, Thomas MOrgan and Da Weiss.

There are many, interesting sides to Denny Zeitlin and there are a lot of those sides to savor on ‘Odyssey.’

Henry Threadgill goes back to his typical routine of producing a new Zooid album ‘Cut You Where You Was’ and showing Zooid hasn’t come close to running its course.

Satoko Fujii Orchestra Kobe’s ‘After The Storm’ is a testament to all musicians involved who constantly took chances & never faltered to make something truly memorable

The union of four highly seasoned masters of improvisation in Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, William Parker and Bobby Kapp got results that matches their lofty reputations.

The Bob Nell & Michael Bisio Trios’ ‘We Are Here’ is more than a meeting of old friends, it’s a testament of the enduring attractiveness of the venerable jazz piano trio with fresh songwriting that hearkens back to beloved jazz standards.