The programme is a cycle of love songs drawn from the American songbook, French chanson, blues, samba and soul

The band deliver sparkling moments but it is the gripping ensemble narratives that stand out

The drummer and his band played with a rhythmic ebb-and-flow

Evergreen themes are pulled out of shape across shifting beats and solos play out over contemporary grooves

The saxophonist and her band played with purpose and bite

Blues-tinted melodies lean backwards on the beat and trumpet flourishes spiral over single resonant strums

The guitarist successfully fused jazz tradition, African heritage and new technology into a gentle, song-based aesthetic

Saxophonists Caleb Curtis and Kenny Pexton re-configure Charlie ‘Yardbird’ Parker’s compositions into contemporary shapes

An improvised line-up played a varied and gripping set like old acquaintances

US artist’s first studio recording in 12 years features arpeggios rippling across figured bass and baroque cadences

A night of high-energy improvisation centred on shrieking sax, piledriving drums and discordant guitar

Songs blend Norwegian melancholy and desolate electronic textures with orchestral warmth

The saxophonist applies his full-toned fluency to a set of modernist covers in the company of a rootsy organ trio

Cuban sounds meet modern jazz in the virtuoso pianist’s work

Formative influences ranging from Beethoven to Ravel and the blues are signposted as scene-setting statements

The band’s solos and tightly argued brass delivered thrills

An album with fresh arrangements revisits the orchestrated rhythms that made the pianist’s early recordings stand out

The saxophonist and his band expanded the horizons of their orthodox line-up

At their most intense, the rhythms and harmonies border on the ecstatic

Dark-toned rumbles give edge to ballads; texture and tone are controlled to the max

The pianist’s trio performed an epic group improvisation

The inflected accents and rhythmic patterns of Spanish music are present, and there is none of the emotive brooding

The band delivered stubby riffs, tight rhythms and strong vocal harmonies

The vibe is feisty and urban and the polyrhythms are funky rather than based on mid-1960s swing

The annual jazz showcase boasts an impressive array of acts from both sides of the Atlantic