“I want to build an organization that is reflective of the values of improvisation,” says Mark Christman, founder of Ars Nova Workshop.

“Hamiet was one of the most underrated musicians ever,” says Whitaker of baritone saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett.

“What if we started a record label?” was the question posed by Shifting Paradigm artist and co-founder Zacc Harris.

“I was playing under a tree one day and then for a Beatle the next day,” Robin Nolan says of his friendship with the late George Harrison.

​The Gilmore in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is broadcasting a recent concert by pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Christian McBride and drummer Marcus Gilmore.

“As human beings, when we talk to one another we can come together in one community,” said Sunny Jain, leader of Red Baraat. “To me, that’s the most important thing.”

Romero Lubabmbo and Dianne Reeves provide a study in chemistry and artistry on June 29 at this year’s Montreal Jazz Festival.

Pianist Nduduzo Makathini, who received the award for International Live Act of the Year, performs with singer Omagugi Makathini at this year’s Deutscher Jazzpreis.

​Donald Harrison led his quartet through an autobiographical concert of the multiple genres that constitute his neoclassical conception.

“I would follow Barry [Harris] wherever he went,” Pasquale Grasso says of one of his early mentors. “His concept of music resonated with me, and I loved how he approached it.”