George Cables is one of the outstanding jazz pianists of any generation. He's been a Jazz Messenger for Art Blakey and pianist for Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper and Freddie Hubbard, among others. In this JazzCorner.com Jazz Perspective, producer Reese Erlich looks back on Cables' fabled career.

Danilo Perez is not only a talented jazz pianist, he also founded the Danilo Perez Foundation in Panama City to provide free music education for children. Jazz Corner producer Reese Erlich visited Panama to file this exclusive report on Perez and the Panama Jazz Festival.

John Scofield started at the top, playing Carnegie Hall for his first gig in New York – and, he notes wryly, he hasn't played there since. Scofield, a master of many guitar styles, also has a wonderful sense of humor. JazzCorner.com producer Reese Erlich caught up with Scofield at the Panama Jazz Festival and offers this Jazz Perspective.

Pianist and composer Oscar Perez is one of the bright young lights of the Jazz-Latin scene in New York. Along with Danilo Perez, Miguel Zenon, David Sanchez and others, Oscar Perez is helping create a new sound based on fusing traditional Latin with funk, jazz and other contemporary music. JazzCorner.com Jazz Perspective producer Reese Erlich sat down for a talk with Perez in New York.

Larry Goldings can surprise you with his Hammond B-3 organ virtuosity. He's equally adept at playing a bluesy tune and a jazz standard not usually played on organ. JazzCorner.com's Jazz Perspectives producer Reese Erlich caught up with Goldings after a performance at Yoshi's in Oakland.

Pianist Bill O'Connell has played Latin music for nearly 40 years, having apprenticed with the great Mongo Santamaria. He says the Latin Jazz scene remains strong in New York, as you can hear on his CD "Triple Play." JazzCorner.com's Jazz Perspectives producer Reese Erlich talks with O'Connell about Latin Jazz and about his solo CD inspired by the 9/11 attack on New York.

Andrew Cyrille is best known as a free jazz drummer who exploded on the New York scene in the 1950s. In his most recent CD, Route de Freres (Street of Brothers), Cyrille explores his Haitian roots. As JazzCorner.com's Jazz Perspectives producer Reese Erlich discovered, Cyrille makes use of Haitian melodies, singers and rhythms to create a fascinating mix.

Saxophonist Kenny Garrett became best known as a sideman to Miles Davis in the mid 1980s. In an interview conducted by JazzCorner.com Jazz Perspectives producer Reese Erlich, Garrett talks about his long career as both a sideman and leader of his own groups.

After his groundbreaking association with Bill Evans, Paul Motian later collaborated with pianists Paul Bley and Keith Jarrett. An eclectic artist, he also worked with Arlo Guthrie including, a stint at Woodstock. Later, Motian become a composer and bandleader, producing a number of well-regarded projects for ECM Records beginning in the 1970s. He had, since the early 1980s, also led a celebrated trio featuring guitarist Bill Frisell and saxophonist Joe Lovano. On November 22, 2011, Paul Motian died at the age of 80 leaving a wealth and breadth of stunning music. JazzCorner.com Jazz Perspective producer Reese Erlich spoke with Motian in 2008.

Pianist and composer Kenny Werner has been part of four CDs in less than two years, with two coming out so far this year. JazzCorner.com Jazz Perspectives producer Reese Erlich caught up with Werner to talk about his career and latest efforts.