Not many people can create music that strongly evokes the sounds of a century ago but remains experimental. That comes naturally to Ross Hammond.

Released 15 years ago today, the heavily praised ‘Raising Sand’ doesn’t sound like either Robert Plant or Alison Krauss – and that’s a good thing.

With Trevor Dunn and Danny Piechocki now backing him, Shane Parish returns to his Ahleuchatistas re-invigorated and ‘Expansion’ more than justifies the return of this creatively nonconformist band.

With ‘Midnight Crisp,’ trumpet ace Takuya Kuroda once again creates music that makes new converts to jazz from the young and gives long-time jazzheads a fresh new perspective on an old genre.

As ‘One More, Please’ makes evident, Tim Berne and Matt Mitchell can keep their collaboration going for a long time because their collaboration never moves beyond the discovery phase.

John Escreet’s first trio album ‘Seismic Shift’ is that rare record where both massive chops and innovative harmonic ideas both come in spades.

With ‘Reasons,’ nothing has changed much in Lindsey Webster’s craftsmanship and style; it remains quality soul-satisfying music for grown-ups.

Here is the video premiere of ‘Rebirth’ by Noam Lemish, from the pianist, composer and bandleader’s upcoming orchestral-jazz record ‘Twelve.’

Thumbscrew continues to perform greater than the sum of its considerable parts, as ‘Multicolored Midnight’ retains all the freshness of their first time together.

“Rolling Back” is a strong indicator that Young Gun Silver Fox’s fourth LP will be yet another yacht-rock dandy from Andy Platts and Shawn Lee.