From two stages at the Newport Jazz Festival, hear a gifted young singer and the Latin side of Herbie Hancock.

Bassist Linda Oh’s story is so compelling, everyone who writes about her mentions it: how she was born in Java to Chinese parents, who emigrated to western Australia when she was three. Oh’s second album is out. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says her music also covers a lot of ground.

Gary Walker, music director of WBGO in Newark, highlights the pianist’s take on a Miles Davis classic.

The New York percussionist gathered musicians featured on his new album, Bamako By Bus, for a studio session with WBGO’s The Checkout. Listen to the entire set and watch a slideshow of photos from the session.