Casting a hymn-ish quality, North Carolina singer-songwriter Mike Browning’s “Raise It Up” is a lovely and inspiring anthem not to be missed.

The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio’s ‘Cold as Weiss’ doesn’t mess with the soul-funk-jazz formula of maximal instrumental party music straight out of the ‘Mad Men’ era; it’s just adding more of that same sweetness.

Simon Phillips joins Preston Frazier to discuss the new album ‘Protocol V,’ key contributors from his remade band, and how it felt to get back on the road.

Here is the video premiere of “The Gigue Is Up” by the amazing Jeff Gauthier/Maggie Parkins string duo, The Smudges.

John Lawler argues that the delivery here is everything you could imagine from the current Steely Dan band. No mood ring or pet rock needed!

Preston Frazier says ‘Northeast Corridor’ isn’t the live Steely Dan album he’s dreamt of, but there is no disputing the staying power of these songs.

St. Louis-based guitarist Scott T. Jones has recently made a record that fully captures the spirit, style and finesse of the late British axe maestro Allan Holdsworth.

This is the final song from Chicago’s last non-holiday album. If they don’t release another one, it’s really not a bad way to go out.

Mike Tiano says Peter Jackson’s sweeping ‘Get Back’ documentary did something miraculous for those who followed the Beatles during their heyday.

When left entirely to his own devices (literally), Natsuki Tamura’s imagination runs wild. With ‘Summer Tree,’ he gave himself more places for his imagination to run, thanks to multi-tracking.