Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan - Small Town: childlike, playful, explorative

Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra - All My Yesterdays: sounds as fresh as it did 50 years ago

Fred Hersch Trio: Floating

Marc Ribot Trio: Live at the Village Vanguard

New York City: is it still a Mecca for musicians on the make?

For many jazz musicians, taking a bite from the Big Apple is an essential rite of passage. Here, some of the city’s Irish players talk about their experiences