Craig Harris gathered footage of Muhammad Ali boxing, turned off the sound and watched him move. The result is the trombonist’s recent Brown Butterfly (Afro Future Concept).

Berlin-based pianist Håvard Wiik has mastered a stylistic hodgepodge on three recent recordings.

Chicago percussionist and bandleader Kahil El’Zabar has a pair of recordings slated for release on Spiritmuse, a new UK imprint.

Reedist Dave Liebman has contributed to scores of recordings, including Miles Davis’ On The Corner.

Chicago-based pianist Matt Piet’s set to release a new album with Four Letter Words, a trio that also includes tenor saxophonist Jake Wark and drummer Bill Harris.

While jazz has been a common thread, the work of Danish guitarist Mark Solborg’s has veered well outside any clear parameters.

Improvising cellist Tomeka Reid’s most recent recording is The Mouser (Relative Pitch), a collaboration with drummer Filippo Monico.

Bassist Chuck Israels leads his Nextet ensemble during a March 6 show at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Saxophonist Matt Nelson (left), drummer Max Jaffe, bassist Nick Dunston and vocalist/composer Amirtha Kidambi are releasing From Untruth (Northern Spy) under the name Elder Ones.

Pianist Amy K. Bormet founded the Washington Women in Jazz Festival in 2011. The festival returns March 10-31.