The James Brandon Lewis Quartet is an eminent ensemble for a number of good reasons and every one of those reasons can be found on ‘Abstraction Is Deliverance.’

Thelonious Monk’s ‘Thelonious Himself’ was never a “crowd-pleaser” in the conventional sense. The LP rewarded repeat listens – and it still does today.

With ‘Life Cycle,’ Ben Tweedt and his trio mates have cracked the code for delivering a powerful yet nuanced trio album.

The brief, vibrant and tumultuous Phil Howard Era of Soft Machine is documented on the well-curated and remastered live souvenir ‘Drop.’

On an album full of outlier music stars, no star shone brighter on ‘Live In Philadelphia’ than the one who has been around the longest. Marshall Allen is the living embodiment of the miracle of jazz.

Mike Tiano pays tribute to long-time Glass Onyon publicist and author Billy James, who also released music as Ant-Bee.

Satoko Fujii returns with ‘Message’ to lead her This Is It! trio that’s been as exciting to hear than anything she’s led in recent years.

Another month brings another powerful release from Fernando Perdomo’s Wave series of albums.

Here is the video premiere of “Agila” from the debut album ‘Para Sayo’ from Filipino-Canadian pianist Joshua Banks.

Jaime Ospina worked with a powerful group of musicians for five days in Buda, Texas to produce ‘The Vessel,’ a challenging and innovative album.