Avishai Cohen, right, with writer Ashley Kahn at the North Sea Jazz Fest.

“None of us gets to go through this life without some kinds of loss,” says Nnenna Freelon of her memoir about the death of her husband, sister and even the family dog.

“It’s a pleasure and an honor to interpret the music of Oscar Peterson in his native city,” said Jim Doxas in regard to celebrating the Canadian legend. “He traveled the world, but never forgot Montreal.”

The Chicago AACM Great Black Music Ensemble’s 60th anniversary concert, held at the Logan Center in May.

Seth MacFarlane takes a turn from his television and film career to sing arrangements made for Frank Sinatra, but never recorded.

Christian McBride, the DownBeat Readers Poll choice for Artist of the Year, and R&B star Jeffrey Osborne at The Record Parlour, a used vinyl shop and show venue in Los Angeles.

​Jack DeJohnette: a tireless explorer who robustly embodied the jazz aesthetic as a kaleidoscopic drummer, pianist, tireless collaborator and marvelously creative and productive bandleader.

“Instead of trying to invent a single tone, we need to give it those shades of colors that change to fit the emotional interpretation of what the music is,” Branford Marsalis said, reflecting on the collective mindset of his longstanding quartet with Joey Calderazzo, Justin Faulkner and Eric Revis.

“I consider myself lucky to be an extrovert,” said Cohen. “I like people and their stories.”