Singer Dee Dee Bridgewater was among the performers on Blue Note at Sea.

Amir ElSaffar’s most recent recording is Not Two, with his 17-piece Rivers of Sound Orchestra.

BOP Trio, which comprises bassist Linda May Han Oh (from left), drummer Johnathan Blake and saxophonist Chris Potter, recently played Giant Step Arts’ opening event, a two-night run at Manhattan’s Jazz Gallery.

Joe McPhee is set to perform with Graham Lambkin on June 16 as part of Lampo’s latest season of programming in Chicago.

A Jan. 29 memorial service in New York for Muhal Richard Abrams opened with the performance of his recently composed chamber work, “Trio Things,” by pianist Joe Kubera, violinist Tom Chiu and cellist Meaghan Burke.

Jason Stein, bass clarinet (clockwise from top of photo); Matt Ulery, bass; Rob Clearfield, piano; Quin Kirchner, drums; Nick Mazzarella, alto sax; Nick Broste, trombone; Russ Johnson, trumpet; Dustin Laurenzi, tenor sax; and Nate Lepine, tenor sax.

At its recent Carnegie Hall show in New York, Snarky Puppy welcomed a number of guests to the stage, including mandolinist Chris Thile (from left), singer Laura Mvula, ’60s icon David Crosby, singer Fatoumata Diawara and singer Michelle Willis.

Wadada Leo Smith’s improvisational chops weren’t properly utilized in this particular setting at Winter Jazzfest, writes critic Ken Micallef.

Danilo Pérez (left), Wayne Shorter, Brian Blade and John Patitucci perform at the Panama Jazz Festival in Panama City.

As part of Joshua Redman’s preparation for an upcoming tribute to Dexter Gordon, he did a lot of listening. Luckily, he said, “listening to Dexter Gordon is never homework.”