Trombone Shorty’s tenure as one of New Orleans’ main music ambassadors began 10 years ago today with the release of ‘Backatown.’

Issued 10 years ago this week, the John Coltrane-inspired ‘To the One’ showed there was still a lot of artistic life left in fusion icon John McLaughlin.

Released 10 years ago today, ‘Groove Academy’ featured a new twist on Stanton Moore’s regular collaborations with Hammond B-3 and guitar.

Here is the streaming premiere of “Neuroplasticity Pts. 1, 2, and 3” by the MacroQuarktet, from their upcoming release ‘The Complete Night: Live at the Stone NYC.’

Restless trumpeter Lina Allemano’s ‘Rats and Mice’ is another adventurous ride for open-minded listeners.

Aruan Ortiz’s bold new conception for Afro-Cuban jazz continues by delving deeper into the rhythmic patterns and turning them inside-out.

Jon Hatamiya has put together a set of recordings where every single track sounds fresh and full of ingenuity.

Nick Finzer, Bernie Chiaravalle 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.

‘Another Kind of Soul’, Tony Kofi’s terrific tribute to Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley, has a wonderful ambience – and a slight poignancy.

We asked acclaimed jazz musician Daniel Bennett a few questions about how he sees the world becoming a better place once the virus threat subsides.