Darrell Grant on piano and Fender Rhodes, Steve Wilson on saxophone, Bill Frisell and Adam Rogers on guitar, Joe Locke on vibes, John Patitucci on bass, and Brian Blade on drums. CD

Danilo Perez on piano, John Benitez and John Patitucci on bass, Pernell Saturnino on percussion, and Jeff "Tain" Watts and Jeff Ballard on drums. CD

Joel Weiskopf on piano, John Swana on trumpet, Walt Weiskopf on tenor and soprano sax, John Patitucci on bass, and Jeff Brillinger on drums. CD

Helio Alves on piano, John Patitucci and Nilson Matta on bass, and Al Foster, Duduka DaFonseca, and Paulo Braga on drums. CD

Michael Brecker on tenor saxophone, Alex "Sasha" Sipiagin on trumpet, Robin Eubanks on trombone, Robin Eubanks on trombone, Joyce Hammann and Mark Feldman on violin, Lois Martin on viola, John Patitucci on bass, Iain Dixon on bass clarinet, Erik Friedlander on cello, Iain Dixon on clarinet, Antonio Sanchez on drums, Charles Pillow on English horn, Steve Wilson on flute, Peter Gordon on French horn, Adam Rogers on guitar, Charles Pillow on oboe, and Daniel Sadownick on percussion. CD

With Joey Calderazzo on piano, John Patitucci on bass, and Jeff 'Tain' Watts on drums. Produced by Branford Marsalis. CD

With Eddie Daniels on clarinet, Fred Hersch on keys, Roger Kellaway on piano, John Patitucci on bass, Al Foster on drums, and Steve Thornton on percussion. LP, Vinyl record album

Eldar Djangirov on pinao, John Patitucci on bass, Todd Strait on drums and percussion, and special guest Michael Brecker on tenor sax. CD

With John Clark on French horn, John Patitucci on bass, Lenny White on drums, Don Alias on percussion, and guest percussion from Bruce Martin. CD

A huge step forward in music for saxophonist Jimmy Greene – an artist who's still reeling from the loss of his daughter, who was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012 – but who's turning his grief and sorrow into some of the richest music he's ever recorded! The feel here is even deeper than the first volume dedicated to Green's daughter – original songs that burst out with so much life and energy, we're held rapt right from the very first note – almost never mired in the sort of melancholy you might expect from such an experience, and instead ready to set a new fire to light the way ahead! Greene plays tenor, soprano, alto, and baritone – and other musicians include Kevin Hayes on Rhodes and piano, Mike Moreno on guitar, Renee Rosnes on piano, Ben Williams and John Patitucci on bass, and Jeff Tain Watts and Otis Brown III on drums. Titles include "Fun Circuits", "Second Breakfast", "Flowers", "Stanky Leg", "Big Guy", "Amantes", and "Thirty Two". CD

A sublime take on the music of Billie Holiday – served up in the tremendous vocals of Jose James! In the notes, James recalls that the music of Holiday is one of his first memories of childhood – and goes onto explain how much her music has meant to him over the years – a relationship we can clearly hear in the love and care he brings to the music! The setting is one of the most straight jazz that James has ever worked with – and backing is by a hip trio that features Jason Moran on piano and Fender Rhodes, John Patitucci on bass, and Eric Harland on drums – all of whom usually lay back with this slow-stepping vibe that's wonderful – and very different than the kind of accompaniment you'd hear on Holiday's original recordings. Yet Jose's raspy vocals really get at the same sort of heartbreaking feel in the lyrics, but from a different masculine perspective – an approach that's simple, subtle, and extremely effective. Titles include "God Bless The Child", "Strange Fruit", "Body & Soul", "Good Morning Heartache", "Lover Man", "Tenderly", and "Fine & Mellow". CD

Featuring Chick Corea on piano, Stu Goldberg on synths, Bill Summers on drum programming and percussion, John Patitucci on acoustic bass, Alphonso Johnson and Gary Willis on bass guitar, and Scott Roberts on percussion. LP, Vinyl record album

The sound here is definitely timeless, thanks to some always-strong work on piano from Don Friedman – one of those players who first shone brightly in the early 60s, then dropped off the radar for many years – but has reemerged lately with a new level of brilliance in his work! Friedman's touch on the piano is confident and compelling – still prone to some of the nicely bright and round tones of earlier years, but also imbued with a stronger sense of presence that well suits the rhythm team of John Patitucci on bass and Omar Hakim on drums. Titles include "Star Eyes", "Alone Together", "Emily", "Turn Out The Stars", "What Is This Thing Called Love", and "Body & Soul". CD

The Manhattan Jazz Quintet play the music of Blue Note Records – but they also get some fresh tunes of their own from leader David Matthews – whose writing at this point is really at the top of his game! Core Blue Note tunes include Bud Powell's "Cleopatra's Dream", Woody Shaw's "Sweet Love Of Mine", Bobby Timmons' "Moanin", Sonny Clark's "Cool Struttin", and Dexter Gordon's "Cheese Cake" – all handled in arrangements that are way more than just a copycat of the Blue Note originals, and which instead show Matthews' arrangements really opening up the songs into vibrant new territory. In fact, David's own originals may well be the most Blue Note-like titles on the set – the songs "Wolff Pack" and "For Alfred" – played by the group that features Lew Soloff on trumpet, George Young on tenor, John Patitucci on bass, and Dave Weckl on drums. CD

Featuring Michael Brecker, Joey Calderazzo, Ed Calle, Eddie Daniels, Greg Hutchinson, John Patitucci, Dana Teboe, Clark Terry, and Mike Stern. CD