Whit Dickey uses his drums not to merely set a rhythmic pulse of the song, but the spiritual pulse, too.

We’ve covered a lot of music by drummer Scott Amendola and trumpet player Shane Endsley but the two never crossed paths in this space … until now.

There might be more obvious songs to play on this Independence Day, but none makes me feel as groovy as this Timbuk 3 song from 30 years ago.

Nothing was spared in making Wertico Cain and Gray’s seventh collaboration a rich listening and viewing experience.

‘Beacons of Ancestorship’ has been around for a decade now, and I still can’t decide about Tortoise’s very modern musical style.

What better time to return to “Long Weekend,” the still-thumping advance track from Trombone Shorty’s ‘Say This to Say That’?

Far from this being a quick cash-in, ‘Demos (1973-75) Volumes 1 & 2’ is a quality expansion of Azymuth’s sparse early discography.

On ‘Ride Angles,’ the band is an extension of Sam Ospovat’s mind, a very fertile mind at that.

Released 40 years ago this month, Robben Ford’s ‘The Inside Story’ was more than just a crisp, well-executed fusion set.

The Michael Gregory Jackson Clarity Quartet’s ‘Whenufindituwillknow’ pulls together the guitarist’s many musical threads into a richly diverse basket of songs.