On this episode of Piano Jazz, the influence of Keith Jarrett and Bud Powell peeks through as the hitmaker performs “Solar” and “Parisian Thoroughfare.”

The artist-run Vision Festival, now in its 19th year, remains as staunchly committed to its mission as ever. But as its audience ages, it’s sowing seeds of community outreach and childhood education.

“You could stop on a street corner and hear Malcolm X,” the vibraphonist says of 1960s New York, where he made his controversial debut as a bandleader. His new Blue Note album is Enjoy The View.

The bandleader and composer shifted the jazz landscape of the 1950s and ’60s with his bluesy, funky music. Along the way, he mentored major musicians and devised future jazz standards.

Longtime Saturday Night Live music director and sax player Lenny Pickett has a new album. He talks to NPR’s Rachel Martin about The Prescription, recorded with Finland’s UMO Jazz Orchestra.

Many jazz musicians got the music bug from their fathers. Find out what second-generation percussionists like Nasheet Waits, Ralph Peterson and Sheila E. say about their fathers’ influence.

The saxophonist joins host Marian McPartland with “Isfahan” and pulls out his flute for “Ambiance” in a session from 2005.

The beloved musician had a slight frame, an almost feminine voice and a late revival after a promising start and years of neglect.