The Maria Schneider Orchestra is one of the most celebrated jazz ensembles in the world. The group’s most recent album, “Data Lords”, is almost universally heralded by critics as a brilliant musical statement on the power of the Big Tech era.
The winner of seven Grammy Awards in four different musical categories, the Minnesota native is a pioneer in crowd-funded music projects and a staunch defender of artists' rights
Will Layman rounds up the best new jazz albums and cocoons with jazz documentaries, Louis Armstrong s Black & Blues and Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes .