Some albums announce themselves with fireworks. Then some albums simply settle into the room, invite you to stay awhile, and remind you why contemporary jazz continues to be one of music's most rewarding listening experiences. James "PJ" Spraggins' fifth studio release, High Five, is firmly in that second category.

That’s what makes this album the perfect lead-in to What’s Hot at the Ten Spot – Volume 102. Because the theme of this next edition — “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue” — is really about musical lineage, influence, and the records that stay with us long after the charts move on.

Bootsy's endless alter-egos - Boot-Tron, Zillatron, King of the Geepies, Bootdullivan, Bedroom Bootsy, and, of course, Bootzilla - have always battled for space inside the funk pioneer's brain.

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BRIAN BROMBERG Now that we’re seeing some light at the end of the tunnel after a long year of anxiety and lockdown, there’s no better way...