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When trumpeter Charles Tolliver talks about his high-octane big band, he uses phrases like, "The key is in the ignition; we're ready to go!" It's a perfect connection to the theme behind his performance at the Detroit International Jazz Festival: "Music on All Cylinders."

Most people have never heard of Watershed, but the Columbus, Ohio, rock band has been doggedly touring and recording for a quarter-century. A new memoir by founding member Joe Oestreich profiles a life on the road, powered more by passion than optimism.

On "Soft & Warm," Voxtrot demonstrates an especially keen sense of melody and dynamics. The Texas indie-pop band begins plainly enough, building tension before transforming into a pop treasure at the entrance of a single trumpet.

Over the past 14 years, some of New York's hottest young jazz musicians have worked for peanuts, just to have the chance to play the Argentine composer's challenging mix of Latin rhythms, classical structures and singable melodies.

"Freddie's Midnite Dream" pays tribute to the late blues great with the help of pianist Henry Butler.

WDUQ's Shaunna Morrison Machosky picks her Top 10 jazz CDs of 2007. All meet these criteria: The albums feature solid, engaging and interesting compositions, they're not simply collections of same-old jazz standards, and they're worth repeated listens.

Darcy James Argue leads the 18-piece jazz ensemble Secret Society, which he describes as "steampunk." He also writes one of the jazz world's most popular blogs. And, thanks to his fans and readers, Argue was able to make his first album.

Spoon's songs are rarely about any one ingredient, words included. "My Little Japanese Cigarette Case" serves as a prime example of how the band fits many disparate pieces together to create a structure that might well collapse if any one of them were removed.

Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.