‘Cascadia’ confirms Dmitri Matheny’s rightful place as the heir to the flugelhorn giant and his old mentor, the late great Art Farmer.

Here is the video premiere of “Bouncin’ at Bonafide” by talented Toronto up-and-coming saxophonist Jacob Chung and his quintet.

Matthew Shipp’s compositional skills are standout on his trio’s latest collection ‘World Construct,’ usually an approach that is at once very captivating and idiosyncratic.

Aristocrats, David Binney and Ben Craven are part of the latest edition of Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.

With the long-deferred release of ‘The Lost Album From Ronnie Scott’s,’ there is now a significant new addition to the Charles Mingus catalog to discover and marvel at.

‘John Scofield’ shows that in stripping down the arrangements to just his parts, there remains a lot of him left to uncover.

The disparate artistry of Will Bernard comes into sharper focus on ‘Pond Life’ because he pulls all those threads together into one tidy package.

Steve Million’s expressive playing is always a joy, but what’s particularly noteworthy is how well it serves his compositions.

This is the video premiere of “Bethema” from klezmer jazz ensemble Queen Kong’s upcoming album ‘Fray.’

All that hype surrounding a child who plays a sophisticated music form like an old veteran is real, but now that Joey Alexander is no longer child and finding his own identity, the hype feels even more real than before with the all-originals ‘Origin.’