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An annual mecca for jazz enthusiasts, the festival has featured legends like Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday. Hear Dan Morgenstern, Director of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University.

The Radiators' nearly three decades of prolific performing have made the New Orleans band a bona fide institution. With its fusion of blues, R&B, funk, soul and rock, the group has attracted a stable of dedicated fans — known as "fish heads" — both in its hometown and nationwide.

With a sound that's part '70s art-rock and part '60s California chamber-pop, The Montreal collective members draw from the Brian Wilson school of arranging.

Most of the music on Radio Citizen's Berlin Serengeti, a lounge-friendly blend of beats and bass, has a noirish cast to it. The brainchild of German musician Niko Schabel, Radio Citizen moves its songs forward with stuttering drum loops and fulsome, jazz-inspired bass.

The Tripwires' debut sounds less like a contemporary recording than an unearthed gem: Its classic power-pop would fit alongside vintage records by The Hollies and Big Star. While it's hard to choose a standout, "Big Electric Light" sounds classic to its core.

Born in the Soviet Union only 20 years ago, jazz pianist Eldar Djangirov has captivated audiences worldwide with his remarkable talent. Re-Imagination focuses on his compositions and musicianship while incorporating his re-interpretation of two jazz standards.

Hear a sneak preview of CDs due out this spring, including new music from My Morning Jacket, Shearwater, Elbow, Wolf Parade, and more.

From its name to its stripped-down acoustic Americana, the L.A.-based duo Chris & Thomas revels in straightforward simplicity. But make no mistake: There's nothing easy about writing songs as purely infectious as "Take These Thoughts."

As dark as it gets, "Skinny Love," with its unforgettable steel-guitar hook, is too gorgeous to function as a true downer. Shout-along fodder for melancholy late-night drives, it announces Bon Iver as a budding powerhouse, not so much promising as fully formed.

This week's essential listening includes joyful rock from Joanna Gruesome, a mansion of curious sounds from Eskmo, an incredible mix of cultures and sounds in Young Fathers and more.