Pianist/composer Andy Milne and trumpeter/composer Alex Sipiagin turn themselves inside out on their latest offerings, packed with feeling and command.

Pianist/composer Andy Milne and trumpeter/composer Alex Sipiagin turn themselves inside out on their latest offerings, packed with feeling and command.
New releases from Chris Potter’s quartet and Ernesto Cervini’s sextet Turboprop wash away the dust of everyday life* and demonstrate that modern jazz is alive and well and in good hands.
Saxophonist James Brandon Lewis honors the legacy of Dr. George Washington Carver with a passionate and adventurous chamber work that features unusual instrumentation. Chris Potter’s Circuits Trio brims with optimism and offers a deft mixture of acoustic and electronic. Bassist/composer Skúli Sverrisson and guitarist Bill Frisell offer a peaceful pool for communion with yourself.