Auditions Roundup: Composition Is King

Being both evolutionary and tradition-channeling, jazz is an art form predisposed to honor its most influential creators. The legacies of legends gone by, and some still in the making, are ripe subjects for tribute projects, as this group of heartfelt new recordings attests. Alto saxophonist and flutist T.K. Blue is a likely candidate to pay…

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