On his new album, Sean Shibe ditches his nylon-strung classical guitar for a Fender Stratocaster. Iga Gozdowska/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

Bill Evans
Rapper Juicy J. His latest solo release, The Hustle Continues, is on our shortlist for the best new albums out on Nov. 27. Edgar Daniel/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Bill Evans Trio in 1968. Giuseppe Pino/Courtesy of Resonance Records hide caption
Jazz pianist Bill Evans (seen here as he appears on the cover of the 2016 legacy release Some Other Time) is the subject of a new documentary called Bill Evans: Time Remembered. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A New Documentary Explores The Troubled, Brilliant Life Of Pianist Bill Evans
The Bill Evans Trio (Eddie Gomez, Jack DeJohnette and Bill Evans) in 1968. Giuseppe Pino/Courtesy of Resonance Records hide caption
NPR Music staffers have put away sun-soaked songs for more reflective, autumnal fare. Abby Verbosky/NPR hide caption
Jim Hall performs at the 2013 Newport Jazz Festival. Adam Kissick for NPR hide caption
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American jazz trumpeter and composer Miles Davis sits with his horn during a studio recording session, October 1959. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Thanks to fellow bassist Milt Hinton's prodding, Oscar Pettiford moved to New York and became one of bebop's most innovative musicians. Courtesy of Bethlehem Archives hide caption
Branford Marsalis (left) and Joey Calderazzo. Stephen Sheffield/Marsalis Music hide caption
Bill Evans continued to perform and record up until his death in 1980. Tom Copi/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption