Replete with a new band and some imaginative compositions, ‘Vertigo’ offers a different side to Julian Costello’s music.

The daringly diverse ‘Let’s Walk’ ranks among Madeleine Peyroux’s very best – and that’s high praise for such a stellar artist.

‘Live at the 188 Club’ from Aurora Nealand, Mark Helias and Tim Berne underscore the three-way interplay between sax, accordion and bass, and proves the concept works nicely when the right musicians are executing it.

Bobby Broom joined Preston Frazier to discuss his new concert recording, ‘Jamalot Live,’ touring with Steely Dan and the enduring power of ‘House of the Rising Sun.’

‘Old Main Chapel’ is a fitting epilogue in the rich, under-heralded output from the gently poignant brilliance of Ron Miles.

‘To the Point’ introduces drummer/composer/bandleader Devin Gray’s new quartet, full of talented Belgians who know how to carry out his engaging compositions to the fullest.

‘Panoply’ is a quality sampler of Denny Zeitlin’s fertile (and still ongoing) Sunnyside era, with the added benefit of adding to his canon.

Dan Weiss, Bobby Broom, Judith Owen and others are part of the latest edition of Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.

Here is the streaming premiere of “Doomknocker,” the second single from Alfredo Colón’s debut album ‘Blood Burden.’

The Jamie Baum Septet + has achieved something very hard on ‘What Times Are These,’ speaking from the soul of both composer and listener.