The Alchemist (Origin Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Ocean Avenue. Review by Stacey Zering.

Five Roads. Review by Stacey Zering.

Wrong Direction. Review by Stacey Zering.

The Definitive Chick Corea on Stretch and Concord (Stretch Records, Concord Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Athens (!K7). Review by Carl F Gauze.

An Introduction to Bill Bruford’s Winterfold Records (Winterfold). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Shelton Hull finds there is much to learn in this collection of conversations with the enigmatic and innovative trumpeter, not nearly as reticient with interviewers as legend has it.

The Sweet Life (Sluggo’s Goon Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Roots and Grooves (Heads Up International). Review by Cindy Barrymore.

The Wind At Four To Fly (Diamond Riggs). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Ian Koss swoons over the new coffee-table compendium of his fave zine, Make. The DIY revolution continues! Inventors will take back the garage from crappy garage bands!

Brain (Telarc). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Living Colour,Jazz,fusion,free form,instrumental,experimental,groovy,Vernon Reid & Masque,Known Unknown,Favored Nations,Joe Frietze

ethnic, worldbeat, fusion, Indian, celtic, african, turkish,The Outernationalists,Ethnomixicology,Six Degrees Records,Carl F Gauze

Known Unknown (Favored Nations). Review by Joe Frietze.

Ethnomixicology (Six Degrees). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Summer Sessions (Flipped Disc). Review by Stein Haukland.

Shawn Lane, Jonas Hellborg, Jeff Sipe, Time Is the Enemy, fusion,Jonas Hellborg, Shawn Lane, Jeff Sipe,Time Is the Enemy,Bardo,Eric J. Iannelli

Boston,Jazz,Hip-hop,Rock,Fusion,Jam-band,Matt Clark, Damn I Shoulda Known,Drop,Summer Sessions,Flipped Disc,Stein Haukland