Mal Waldron plays a familiar set of standard songs in his very individualistic manner on this previously unissued live recording from 1979.

Kris Davis’ piano trio with Robert Hurst and Johnathan Blake keeps evolving and have reached a new height.

John Coltrane was born 100 years ago. His music lives on and his legacy is celebrated around the globe this centennial.

Joshua Redman will interpret the late saxophone colleague Sonny Rollins on an upcoming album. It seems like a natural.

During the height of the fusion era Cedar Walton and George Coleman showed the power of acoustic jazz on the 50-year-old album Eastern Rebellion.

Joe Lovano’s new Paramount Quartet with Julian Lage sounds spacious and free on their debut album.

Michel Petrucciani, Jim Hall, and Wayne Shorter make musical poetry on the reissued album Power of Three.

Cassandra Wilson has died aged 70 years. In the 1990s she revitalized vocal jazz with her blend of jazz, blues, rock, and folk music.

Joe Henderson’s at the Lighthouse will be considerably expanded this autumn. It is one of Henderson’s most intense live dates.

A massive live set by three of Dave Holland’s different bands will be released in October coinciding with his 80th birthday.

This Extensive Yusef Lateef live set from 1975 shows the saxophonist and flautist stretching out with his acoustic quartet with Kenny Barron.

The all-acoustic fusion album Shakti with John McLaughlin was released 50 years ago. It is a vivid meeting between Indian and Western music.

Linda Oh and Melissa Aldana play the heavyweight jazz canon in a stripped-down duo setting which goes straight for the essentials.

Marta Sanchez plays both lyrical and challenging piano trio jazz with a sympathetic rhythm section on her current European tour.

The musical collective Black Lives is a powerful experience live with musicians from various genres and continents expressing one message.

Kenny Barron trio with Ben Riley and Ray Drummond play a nice live set in Wales in 1995 on this previous unissued recording.

Charlie Haden plays duets with Ornette Coleman, Alice Coltrane, and Keith Jarrett on the 50 years old album Closeness.

Climate change, women’s rights, immigration, and other subjects is addressed in a slick musical production on Terri Lyne Carrington’s new album Trip the Night Fantastic.

Patricia Brennan’s septet plays music which is highly sophisticated and enjoyable at the same time. Live they are a huge success.

Ascension is one of John Coltrane’s major statements. Now it is reissued as a double album.

McCoy Tyner goes from thunderous to delicate on this previously unissued live recording with Bobby Hutcherson.

50 years ago, Rahsaan Kirk was considered commercial enough to be signed to major label Warner which released The Return of the 5 000 Lb Man.

Tomoki Sanders definitely sounds like his father’s son when he overblows the saxophone and even plays Pharoah’s most famous song.

Lizz Wright has an impressive stage presence and a band which backs her fully on her summer European tour.

Brandon Woody brings power trumpet back on the map with his energetic quartet.

The Electric Miles Davis Tribute band is a nice idea. They would be better off if they kept their hands away from the acoustic era.

Gonzalo Rubalcaba’s quartet with Chris Potter is a real supergroup of jazz. This summer they tour in Europe.

Charles Lloyd’s band members are only getting younger as this flower power saxophonist gets older.

Patricia Brennan and Sylvie Courvoisier create some of the most beautiful duo music I have heard on their new album.

Fred Hersch and Mick Goodrick explore the piano and guitar duo format on this 1988 recording which is now released.

Pat Metheny, Charles Lloyd and Terence Blanchard were all scheduled to play at Budapest Jazz Festival in June. With a weeks notice the festival has been cancelled.

Abdullah Ibrahim brought jazz to the world from the apartheid South Africa. Now he has died 91 years old.

Jason Moran, BlankFor.ms, and Marcus Gilmore thinks outside the box on their new album Shards.

Impressions blends live and studio recordings and is one of the classic John Coltrane albums.

Chris Potter is on tour with a new trio playing new music despite having released a whole other album recently.

Fred Hersch continuously showed his pianistic brilliance at his concert in Antwerp during his recent European tour.

Cecile McLorin Salvant’s quartet with Sullivan Fortner shifts effortlessly between jazz standards, new material, and chansons.

Nduduzo Makhathini ended his current European tour with a solo piano concert at the jazz festival in Antwerp. It showed him trying to communicate with his audience with various success.

Sonny Rollins has died aged 95 years. He is one of the major saxophonists of the 20th century.

Superstar Miles Davis was born a 100 years ago. 35 years after his death the trumpeter is celebrated like a royalty. Whenever something radically new appeared in 20th century popular music Miles Da…

Betty Carter wrote original music and sang a duet with herself on The Betty Carter Album which was released on her own label 50 years ago.

Chris Potter frames his music with a different group sound with violin and clarinet on his new album.

I find myself surrounded by dancing women on a concert on Makaya McCraven’s European tour.

John Coltrane made a big splash for his Impulse debut album Africa/Brass. Now it is reissued on vinyl.

This superb Oscar Peterson Trio Detroit concert has been buried in the archives for 66 years just waiting to be heard.

With Passage of Time Joshua Redman created a jazz suite for his acoustic quartet. It was released 25 years ago.

Yvonne Rogers new solo piano album is in turns beautifully lyrical and humorous. It is a mature release from a new voice in jazz.

Monk established many of his most well-known compositions already on his first recordings as a leader for Blue Note.

The new John Coltrane release The Tiberi Tapes fills an important gap in his discography. The music is brilliant but the sound questionable.

Miho Hazama and Aron Parks play their own compositions with Bohuslän Big Band on a small tour of Sweden.