Pat Metheny (left), Joanne Brackeen, Todd Barkan, bassist Christian McBride, singer Angelique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves and guitarist Nir Felder at the 2018 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert on April 16 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Pianist Bethany Pickens (left), bassist Junius Paul, alto saxophonist Donald Harrison, drummer Charles Heath and trumpeter Marquis Hill pay tribute to Willie Pickens at an April 18 memorial concert at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater.

Hardanger fiddler Nils Økland adds a special brand of minimalism to his indigenous Norwegian instrument while improvising as a member of the trio 1982.

​Saxophonist Joe Lovano (left), bassist Drew Gress, guitarist John Scofield and drummer Adam Nussbaum pay tribute to John Abercrombie at a recent performance in Brooklyn at Roulette.

Pianist Jason Moran and percussionist Milford Graves perform as a duo during the Big Ears Festival, which ran March 22–25 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Renee Rosnes (far left) leads her Woman to Woman ensemble during its March 2 New York debut at the 92nd Street Y.

Drummer Roy Haynes celebrated his 93rd birthday with a series of shows at New York’s Blue Note club during March.

Saxophonist Charles Lloyd celebrates his 80th birthday with a show at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara, California, on March 15. His ensemble included pianist Gerald Clayton and a few other guests.

Guitarist Mary Halvorson (left) and cellist Tomeka Reid perform as part of Taylor Ho Bynum’s 9-tette at a Hartford, Connecticut, show on March 2.

Pianist Ethan Iverson played Geri Allen’s “For John Malachi” at Portland’s Winningstad Theatre during the Biamp PDX Jazz Festival.