New Memphis Colorways’ ‘It Is What It Isn’t’ is a dazzling blend of – well, psychedelic groove music comes as close as anything else to defining it.

A solo performance of rare wisdom like ‘Koi’ is what happens when the mighty composing pen of Tim Berne meets a mighty insightful guitar of Gregg Belisle-Chi.

With results like ‘A Little Driving Music,’ it’s almost tempting to suggest Brian Bromberg lockdown in his home studio for 2021 as well.

Here is the streaming premiere of “Philosophy Series” from bass giant Mario Pavone’s final act album, ‘Blue Vertical.’

Larry Coryell most likely didn’t know that he wouldn’t do another recording date when he made ‘Last Swing In Ireland’ but he left it all in the studio, anyway.

There’s a lot of appealing melodicism built into harmolodics, and the ‘Broken Shadows’ quartet of Tim Berne, Chris Speed, Reid Anderson and Dave King succeed in driving that point home.

Satoko Fujii’s Tokyo Trio as heard on ‘Moon On the Lake’ is not a conventional jazz trio but a Fujii ensemble in every sense, with the grace, sophistication, surprise and ingenuity found in her other groups.

Described as one of the most original voices of his generation, Daniel Bennett is only predictable in that his music will always be worth listening to.

There’s never been a 21st century ESP-Disc that’s sounded so much like a mid-’60s ESP-Disk record than ‘Winter Garden’ by the Flow Trio with Joe McPhee.

Noah Haidu’s attention to all of the facets that made Keith Jarrett such a major jazz figure pays off with an album worthy of its incomparable subject.