New Day, New Play

Joey Alexander's 8th album as a leader features both high energy and hush from one of our most engaging players today.

Bruce Williams is one of the most outstanding alto and soprano saxophonists playing today. The solid perspective he refers to on his new recording on WJ3 Records comes from a cumulative knowledge gained from studying the giants of jazz.

Conrad's salute to Chick gets a fresh coat of clave and a all-star cast!

Make no mistake, jazz is not a museum piece. But by visiting the rich history of the music, the modern creators and improvisers can capture the past and play it forward for ears to come.

You either bring something new or risk being drowned out by history. On Another Kind of Bird, drummer and bandleader Richard Baratta does not step lightly.

With Oracles, Helen brings it all for us to enjoy in a large setting, with original tributes to Clark Terry, Ron Carter, Jimmy Heath and Wayne Shorter, alongside engaging pianism salutes to Barry Harris, Kenny Barron and Herbie Hancock.

A large ensemble tribute rooted in Afro-Caribbean rhythm and New York history, reimagining the music of Thelonious Monk.

Over the course of his career, pianist, composer, arranger and producer Jason Miles has worked with Luther Vandross, Whitney Houston, David Sanborn, Michael Jackson and Aretha Franklin. But the definitive highlight for Jason was his sound-shaping work with Miles Davis - on Tutu, Amandla and Siesta.

Ted has always preferred creating spaces where jazz can be heard up close. With that attitude in hand, he and his wife reopened an historic building in Jersey City - The Statuary, as a performance space, where this recording was captured.

Joined by the SWR Big Band of Stuttgart, Germany, it's an engaging program of appealing originals, alongside regaling re-tales of James Taylor's "Fire And Rain" and the Creative Source Classic, "Can't Hide Love".