Kevin Whitehead

Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead reviews "Your Eyes," the second big band album by the Norwegian pianist and composer Per Husby.

Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead reviews "Easily Slip Into Another World," the latest album by saxophonist Henry Threadgill and his sextet. Whitehead says that more than any other current jazz composer, Threadgill mixes strains from all phases of jazz history.

Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead reviews "Repercussions," the British documentary series on African and Afro-American music. One segment features American jazz drummer Max Roach; another highlights the Los Angeles rhythm-and-blues scene and "highlife" musicians from Ghana. The series is now available on home video.