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Take Five kicks off 2018 in high style, with music that stretches forward.Henry Threadgill 14 or 15 Kestra: Agg, “Dirt - Part III”Close observers of the…

Jazz singing has always been a tree with firm roots, but a wild entanglement of branches. Its sound and shape are mutable, prone to outside influence and…

One track in this week’s Take Five column is a call to make some noise; another is a contemplative ode to silence. There’s also an early Valentine, a…