Trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey performs in both Kokoroko and Nérija, groups that recently issued debut EPs indebted to jazz, Afrobeat and more.

John Daversa (right) works with young musicians on the American Dreamers project.

Brandee Younger’s Soul Awakening is a meticulously curated collection of music she recorded between 2012 and 2013.

René Marie (foreground) performs with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Jeff Lindberg, in Chicago on March 29.

Frode Haltli performs at the 2018 Nattjazz festival in Bergen, Norway.

Pianist Fabian Almazan’s This Land Abounds With Life is set for release June 14 on his own Biophilia imprint.

Pharoah Sanders (left) and Franklin Kiermyer

John Patitucci says that his latest outing, Soul Of The Bass, is something of a sequel to his 1991 album Heart Of The Bass.

Branford (left), Wynton, Delfeayo and Jason Marsalis perform during a New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival set honoring their father, Ellis, who played piano with the ensemble.

Los Angeles producer Daedelus is among a handful of artists, along with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony’s Layzie Bone and Kneebody drummer Nate Wood, who have expressed interest in working with Zero System Immersive Music. The California label is at the vanguard of finding a space for creative music in virtual reality and immersive technology.