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Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews The Great Divide, the new CD by saxophonist Von Freeman.

Grammy-award winning keyboardist-composer Don Grusin pulled together 18 of the most respected musicians of the day to record an album that incorporates sounds from the jazz, pop and world music scenes. He recently had a conversation with NPR's Allison Keyes about the DVD of the group's performances, The Hang.

The Six Parts Seven are an instrumental band from Kent, Ohio. They combine the viola and lap steel with a traditional rock band's drums, bass and guitars. Guitarist Allen Karpkinski talks about marriage and living in the moment, themes on the group's fourth album, Everywhere and Right Here.

Saxophonist Boney James talks about his new jazz CD Pure.

Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone magazine reviews The Dirty South, the latest CD from southern rock band The Drive-By Truckers.

Tom Moon reviews Jill Scott's new CC, Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2. Scott had an incredibly successful debut recording 4 years ago. She has kept a fairly low profile until now. Tom Moon says her new recording is in a tradition of great soul singers writing about the political in personal terms.

A new double CD called Sufi Traveler is the U.S. debut of a musician and DJ from Turkey named Mercan Dede. Music critic Banning Eyre has a review.

Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano has written songs for artists such as P Diddy, Usher and Janet Jackson. The New York native says shaping his own singing career has been difficult, but now he has a new CD: Nobody's Fool. He speaks with NPR's Teshima Walker.

Visqueen is the waterproof plastic sheeting Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge wanted Americans to put over windows to protect against anthrax. It's also the name of a new band from Seattle that pairs two young musicians with one of the city's established and best-loved music figures, Kim Warnick. Hear Marcie Sillman.

The three Holmes Brothers have been playing music since 1979, a mix of gospel and blues — particularly electric blues. Their new CD, Simple Truths, features both originals and songs by Willie Nelson, Hank Williams and Bob Marley. Grammy-winning producer Craig Street, who has worked with Norah Jones and Cassandra Wilson, produced the record. Meredith Ochs has a review.