The Berlin-based composer’s album ‘Domschatzkammer’ refracts instruments through one another, slows a Bach chorale beyond recognition, and transforms the harp into an emotional outlet shaped by catastrophe.

On ‘Vesper Sparrow,’ JJJJJerome Ellis transforms involuntary speech into musical structure, returns to childhood hymns outside the church, and experiments with sound environments designed for slower listening.

The Pratt-educated artist’s new EP, ‘DOT,’ merges painting and music into spartan recordings that follow her voice wherever it leads, guided by instinct and a belief that quality requires creative human thought.

The collaboration between industrial techno artists Maelstrom and Louisahhh and post-hardcore band Birds in Row resulted in ‘Violent God,’ a record born from the belief that if you’re not enjoying the process, what are you doing?

With ‘Off the Record’, McCraven transforms fully improvised concerts from underground Chicago venues and New York jazz clubs into a four-EP meditation on what it means to share space, take risks, and participate in the unrepeatable.

Multi-instrumentalist Ned Rothenberg discusses his first solo album in 13 years, extended techniques, and creating the indigenous sound of an undiscovered country.

Saxophonist Miguel Zenón discusses his quartet’s first live album, recorded at the Village Vanguard, and how research fuels his fusion of jazz and Puerto Rican music.

GRAMMY-winning bassist Linda May Han Oh discusses her compositional process, embracing failure, and how surfing informs her approach to jazz improvisation.

Meet four Jazz Forward Award winners reshaping jazz through radio tracking, global streaming, community venues, and inclusive education across three continents.

Australian trumpeter Peter Knight discusses Hand to Earth’s new album, cultural collaboration with Yolŋu songmen, and his decade leading the AAO.