Jazz, rock and popular music meet Bulgarian folklore on David Dower’s ‘Sonder,’ in a combination that is unique yet utterly compelling.

Through imaginative composing and arranging combined with telepathic interaction, Alister Spence and his Trio make cutting-edge jazz out of an old format with ‘Gather.’

Just in case you forgot what a badassed band Tim Berne’s Snakeoil was, here’s a not-so-gentle reminder with the live souvenir ‘Snakeoil OK.’

Here is the groovin’ 1970’s nostalgia advance single “Stevie and Sly” from Young Gun Silver Fox’s upcoming 2025 release.

The third in a series of 12 albums continues to raise the bar in Fernando Perdomo’s all-instrumental progressive rock series.

Mike Tiano takes a deep dive into ‘Becoming Led Zeppelin,’ the new film focusing on the early years of Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham.

The new Hearts & Minds release ‘Illuminescence’ is party music for both the heart and the mind.

Mature, sobering and real, Deborah Holland’s ‘I Made It This Far’ delivers a musical statement that resonates.

Terry Blade’s ‘Chicago Kinfolk: The Juke Joint Blues’ is a modern-day blues masterpiece that is as musically potent as it is culturally significant.

When advanced improvisers like Ivo Perelman, Ken Vandermark and Joe McPhee get together as they did on ‘Oxygen,’ advanced instantly produced art is the outcome.