Without a doubt, Hiromi Uehara is one of the most exciting and engaging jazz-rock artists to emerge in recent times. This conversation focuses on Beyond Standard, the virtuoso’s new CD of jazz, fusion, and pop classics, as well as her new piano duo project with Chick Corea.

Acclaimed pianist, composer, and sonic conceptualist Vijay Iyer discusses how his two new releases, Tragicomic and Door, reflect the mercurial world around him. Iyer also provides a revealing glimpse into his creative process and unquenchable thirst for fresh perspectives.

The innovative French- Vietnamese fusion guitarist offers a behind-the-scenes perspective on the creation of Homescape, his latest album that intrepidly mixes and mingles jazz, rock, electronica, and sounds from Vietnam, Africa, Papua New Guinea, Sardinia, and Australia.

The awe-inspiring, unparalleled electric guitarist returns after a career hiatus with a world tour and two forthcoming albums of all-new material. Holdsworth provides candid insight into his absence, his enthusiastic return to the fold, and his evolving perspective on unauthorized live recordings.

The Bears and Psychodots co-founder, drummer, and singer-songwriter reemerges with Hapless, his third and strongest solo release to date. Arduser dedicates the dark humor-laced adventurous pop album to “luckless women and unfortunate men” across the globe.

A look at the making of Floating Point, the iconic jazz guitarist's latest release. It’s a fiery, Western-style fusion effort recorded mostly with musicians from the Indian subcontinent. He also discusses his contribution to the new Miles Davis tribute CD Miles… From India.

Johnson revisits his halcyon days as the bassist of choice in jazz legend Bill Evan’s last great trio on Something For You, Eliane Elias’ new disc. Learn about the emotionally-charged sessions and how he unearthed several previously unreleased Evans compositions for it.