Blue Note All-Stars' debut album, Our Point of View, is available now. Courtesy of Blue Note Records hide caption
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At Ojai Music Festival, Vijay Iyer Showcases Improvisation
Gregory Porter's Nat "King" Cole & Me is out Oct. 27. Erik Umphrey/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Abdullah Ibrahim: How Improvisation Saved My Life
Composer, multi-instrumentalist and educator Tyshawn Sorey, who has been granted a MacArthur Fellowship. John Rogers/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tyshawn Sorey, A Musical Shapeshifter, Wins MacArthur 'Genius' Prize
Grady Tate performs on stage at the Jazz Mobile Festival on Sept. 5, 1982, in Amsterdam. Frans Schellekens/Redferns hide caption
Thelonious Monk performs in London in 1970. David Redfern/Redferns hide caption
Cecile McLorin Salvant at the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition, onstage with Al Jarreau, Jane Monheit, Terence Blanchard, Ledisi, Kurt Elling, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Kevin Eubanks. Steve Mundinger/Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz hide caption
Rudresh Mahanthappa's Indo-Pak Coalition's Agrima comes out Oct. 17. Ethan Levitas/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Roscoe Mitchell (saxophone), Hugh Ragin (piccolo trumpet), Junius Paul (bass) and Famadou Don Moye (drums) of the Art Ensemble of Chicago perform at London's Cafe OTO on Feb. 1, 2017. Roger Thomas hide caption
Holly Hofmann On Piano Jazz
Cyrille Aimée and Daymé Arocena Perform At 2017 San Jose Jazz Summer Fest
WBGO and Jazz At Lincoln Center
Cyrille Aimée And Daymé Arocena Make Jazz Their Own
Dave Douglas On Piano Jazz
Ranging from mystic drone to explosive free jazz, Roberts digs into the dirt along the spiritual roots of American blues, jazz, rock and more on Coin Coin Chapter Three: Run River Thee. Matthew Eisman/Getty Images hide caption
Veronica Nunn Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Veronica Nunn On Piano Jazz
Sarah Elizabeth Charles' new album, Free Of Form, comes out Oct. 6. Matthew Pandolfe/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Coachella, CA: 1969. UFW leader, Dolores Huerta, organizing marcher on 2nd day of March Coachella. George Ballis/George Ballis/Take Stock/The Image Works hide caption
Esperanza Spalding in Oslo, Norway in 2009. Chris Jackson/Getty Images hide caption
Lizz Wright's' Grace is out Sept. 15 Courtesy of the artist hide caption