Songs Of Our Native Daughters—a collaborative set from Rhiannon Giddens (left), Allison Russell, Leyla McCalla and Amythyst Kiah—pushes back against expectations of American folk music, setting the record straight with a powerful quartet of black women who play banjos, fiddles and acoustic guitars.

Alfredo Rodríguez and Pedrito Martinez perform at New York’s SubCulture during Winter Jazzfest in January.

Melissa Aldana says that Visions connects her work “to the legacy of Latina artists who have come before me.”

Artistic co-director Herbie Hancock speaks during the 2018 International Jazz Day in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The entirety of Solo provides a deluxe reminder of Michael Rother’s impact on modern music.

For jazzahead! Overseas Night on April 27, U.S.-based bassist Linda May Han Oh is set to lead an ensemble that includes pianist Fabian Almazan, drummer Rudy Royston and saxophonist Greg Ward.

Pianist Carla Bley leads a trio with bassist Steve Swallow and saxophonist Andy Sheppard at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, on March 23.

Multi-instrumentalist Macie Stewart divvies up time between Ohmme and a batch of other projects.

Michael Wolff’s new release, Swirl, is his first leader date in nearly a decade.

Drummer/vocalist Jamison Ross (left), vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana, pianist and musical director Christian Sands, trumpeter/vocalist Bria Skonberg and bassist Yasushi Nakamura are performing on the Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour.