Kevin Whitehead

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Rif, the new album by Dutch bassist Maarten Altena and his octet. Altena, who was a practitioner of free jazz, is also influenced by 20th century composers such as Stravinsky and Morton Feldman.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews The World Is Falling Down, by one of his favorite contemporary jazz singers, Abbey Lincoln.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Furthermore, the new album from tenor saxophonist Ralph Moore. Whitehead says it's one of the year's best mainstream records. Unlike many jazz musicians who find fame in their early twenties, Moore didn't release is first album until he was 33.