Mark Wingfield (left) and Gary Husband

Caroline Davis initially developed the music on Alula with drummer Greg Saunier during Brooklyn performances.

Pianist Abdullah Ibrahim is making plans for the future and looks forward to recording with a pair of orchestras.

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah is among the dozens of jazz stars who have performed as part of the “We Always Swing” jazz series in Columbia, Missouri.

Rez Abbasi composed a new score for the 1929 silent movie A Throw of Dice, which is due out Oct. 18. It was the guitarist’s first time writing for film.

Abacaxi, a guitar trio that includes Julien Desprez in its ranks, performs at the venue Nexus on Aug. 22 during Austria’s Jazzfestival Saalfelden.

The Vail Jazz Party House Band—Wycliffe Gordon (left), Terell Stafford, Lewis Nash, Dick Oates, John Clayton, Bill Cunliffe—performs Aug. 31 during the Vail Jazz Party’s 25th anniversary edition.

Vocalist Mike Patton (left) and French composer Jean-Claude Vannier clicked at a 2011 Serge Gainsbourg tribute concert. Their album, Corpse Flower, is due out Sept. 13 on the Ipecac imprint.

Miguel Zenón and Melissa Aldana perform Sunday at the Chicago Jazz Festival with Latino-America Unida, a new collective that also included drummer Antonio Sánchez, bassist Ricky Rodriguez and pianist David Virelles.

Danilo Pérez helms a big band on Aug. 30 during the Detroit Jazz Festival.