Kevin Hays

Along with the all-star band formerly known as the Joshua Redman Quartet, this Take Five boasts two killer piano-and-drum duos, a tasty organ quartet, and a hermetic studio production.

Along with a trio album by Kevin Hays, Ben Street and Billy Hart; and new releases by Josh Johnson and Dahveed Behroozi.

Tony Allen, “Wolf Eats Wolf”Tony Allen, the great Nigerian drummer, made his Blue Note Records debut this spring with A Tribute to Art Blakey, a digital…

Sometimes a theme emerges by chance, revealing itself in the moment. That’s true of this week’s installment of Take Five, featuring new music by a range…