Mid-way through 2017, music industry veteran Bill Bentley chooses his favorite releases so far - including Pieta Brown, Father John Misty, Diana Krall, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and more!
In the backstreets of the red-light district in New Orleans could arguably be the spot where improvised music first took hold in America at the start of the 1900s. From there, players began spreading across the country and taking their sound with them.
