This is how you do mainstream jazz, friends. ‘Focus’ is an album by jazz newcomer Kendall Moore, but this time, the rookie’s got it all together on the first try.

After a period of retrenchment that saw Marcus Roberts rejoining early mentor Wynton Marsalis, this shows he’s ready for a more adventurous path.

Nearly every musician gets slotted into a genre by writers, magazines, listeners and readers. Why must we do that?

Keith Jarrett’s ‘Hamburg ’72,’ with Charlie Haden and Paul Motian, bears witness to a talent in the process of exploding in many directions.

Andreas Varady’s Steely Dan remake begins with an approach out of the Wes Montgomery playbook. Then something interesting happens.

Evan Parker and John Edwards offered soul music for the spiritually minded during a very special performance at the Vortex.

So, I wondered, what’s a nice girl like Carmela Rappazzo doing in a place like jazz?

Just two elite guitar players having fun with their immense talents, and it’s hard not to share in that fun as listeners.

We interview Nels Cline, who is set to release a guitar summit meeting with Julian Lage called ‘Room.’

Delfeayo Marsalis undertakes his first full-length collaboration with father Ellis, but the star may just be drummer Marvin “Smitty” Smith.