Saxophonist Isaiah Collier, trumpeter Wallace Roney Jr., pianist Craig Taiborn, guitarist Marc Ducrete and bassist Brad Jones joined conductor Ernst Theis and the 46-piece Ostinato Orchestra in a Denardo Coleman-produced re-envisioning of Ornette Coleman’s The Shape Of Jazz To Come at the Jazz a la Villette Festival.

​Blake betrayed little emotion even as his hands were a blur of paradiddles, cross-sticking and double-stroke rolls. But beneath the surface, emotion was lurking.

Trumpeters Ashlin Parker (left), Freddie Hendrix, Jon Faddis, Corey Wilkes and Maurice Brown perform with pianist Matthew Fries, bassist Carlo De Rosa and drummer Keith Hall during the Oct. 11 summit.

Becca Stevens applied her pellucid soprano to the piercingly intelligent, nakedly personal lyrics of “Now Feels Bigger Than The Past,” “Wild Eyes Open” and “Rainbow Connection” from her 2024 solo album Maple To Paper (GroundUp).

Nnenna Freelon was heard at the peak of her powers during this year’s Monterey Jazz Festival.

​Hamid Drake takes to the frame drum at Chicago’s Logan Center during this year’s Hyde Park Jazz Festival.

Kandace Springs channeled Shirley Horn’s deliberate phrasing and sublime self-accompaniment during her set at this year’s Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival.

“My music is about the human condition,” said Darius Jones in introducing his song “No More My Lord” at the inaugural Sound & Gravity Festival.

Maria Schneider leads her orchestra through a thrilling set at this year’s Detroit Jazz Festival.

Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt performed new music from his latest album, Woven, with vibraphonist Jalen Baker, drummer Jared Spears, bassist Leighton Harrell and guitarist Misha Mendelenko.