Flutist and saxophonist Jane Bunnett has a smoking new CD called "Cuban Rhapsody." Playing duets with Cuban pianist Hilario Duran, Bunnett shows both prodigious technique and improvisational skills on some Cuban classics. JazzCorner.com producer Reese Erlich offers this Jazz Perspective.

Trumpeter Randy Brecker feels equally at home playing jazz, R&B or Latin music. His latest CD features him playing with the Danish Radio Big Band. JazzCorner.com Jazz Perspective producer Reese Erlich caught up with Brecker at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival. Randy Brecker is a JazzCorner.com roster artist. For more visit https://www.randybrecker.com

Dianne Reeves is joining jazz vocalist Lizz Wright and African pop singer Angelique Kidjo to perform an unusual show at the Detroit Jazz Festival on September 2 and Tanglewood Jazz Festival on September 4. They pay tribute to the blues, jazz and pop singers of years past - but put their own special stamp on the music. Reese Erlich interviewed Reeves for this special JazzCorner.com Jazz Perspective. For more info, please visit https://tanglewoodjazzfestival.org and https://detroitjazzfest.com

Drummer Jimmy Cobb turned 82 this year but still keeps up a regular schedule of performing and teaching master classes. Perhaps most famous when he was part of Miles Davis band (1957-63), NEA Jazz Master Cobb has a distinguished career as both sideman and group leader. Producer Reese Erlich interviewed Cobb for this special JazzCorner.com Jazz Perspective prior to his appearance at this year's Tanglewood Jazz Festival. For more info visit: https://tanglewoodjazzfestival.org

Vocalist Lizz Wright has long impressed audiences with her blues and gospel inflected jazz. Now she's joined with Dianne Reeves and Angelique Kidjo to perform "Sing the Truth," a vibrant homage to the female musicians of the past. JazzCorner.com Jazz Perspectives producer Reese Erlich talked with Wright about her career and the Sing the Truth Project, which will be featured at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival. For more info visit: https://tanglewoodjazzfestival.org

Terri Lyne Carrington is a talented drummer, composer and music educator. She's currently touring with Dianne Reeves, Lizz Wright and others, and is the music director of "Sing the Truth", which will be performed at this year's Detroit Jazz Festival. Carrington also recently released a new CD, Mosaic. JazzCorner.com Jazz Perspectives producer Reese Erlich sat down for an in-depth interview with Carrington. For more info on the "Sing the Truth" project visit: https://detroitjazzfest.com

John Santos has been playing innovative jazz and Latin music for over 30 years. In his new CD, "Filosofia Caribena," he explores the music created at the intersection of African American and Latin cultures. JazzCorner's com's Jazz Perspectives producer Reese Erlich interviewed Santos at his home in Oakland, California. Santos makes a rare East Coast appearance with his sextet at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival in a tribute to the great Cuban bassist Cachao. For more info, visit https://tanglewoodjazzfestival.org

Guitarist Bill Frisell has become immensely popular with his explorations of different kinds of music, from jazz to country and folk. Now he's joined vocalist Vinicius Cantuaria to play bossa nova and other styles of Latin music. The new CD, "Lagrimas Mexicanas" (Mexican Tears) features all original tunes performed by the masterful duo. JazzCorner.com producer Reese Erlich interviewed Frisell at Yoshi's Jazz Club in Oakland.

The wonderful British jazz pianist died on February 14, 2011. He developed the "Shearing Sound," which some saw as old fashioned. But as you'll hear, he could really swing. JazzCorner.com producer Reese Erlich interviewed Shearing in Britain in 2000.

Jazz critics and fans alike say Wayne Shorter is one of the great modern masters of the saxophone. He played with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Miles Davis and later co-founded Weather Report. In recent years he's focused efforts on his outstanding quartet. This special 12 minute Jazz Perspective looks at Wayne's life as performer and composer. It's produced by JazzCorner.com's Reese Erlich. The Wayne Shorter Quartet is appearing on Feb 8, 2011 in Boston and Feb 9 in New York. For more info, visit www.absolutelylive.net/events