Pedal steel player Susan Alcorn, whose album with her quintet, Pedernal, was the pick for the best album of the year by Francis Davis, who runs the annual NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll. David Lobato/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Brian Blade
Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride and Brian Blade. /Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Watch Party: The Joshua Redman Quartet's 'RoundAgain' Reunion Concert
WBGO and Jazz At Lincoln Center
The late rapper Juice WRLD. His posthumous full-length, Legends Never Die, tops our list of the best new albums out this week. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Joshua Redman's Still Dreaming (feat. Ron Miles, Scott Colley & Brian Blade) comes out May 25. Jon Brown/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Steve Lehman edged out Wadada Leo Smith for the top spot in the 2014 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll. Willie Davis/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band. L-R: Blade, Myron Walden, Melvin Butler, Chris Thomas, Jon Cowherd. NPR Music hide caption
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band's new album, Landmarks, comes out April 29. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Landmarks
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band's new album, Landmarks, comes out April 29. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Landmarks
John Patitucci in Concert on JazzSet 11/2/07
Return of the Prodigal Son
Brian Blade, Daniel Lanois, Trixie Whitley and Daryl Johnson perform as Black Dub. courtesy of the artist hide caption
Daniel Lanois and Brian Blade in Studio on KUT 3/15/08
Dave Brubeck is the most-featured artist of all time at the Newport Jazz Festival. Getty Images hide caption