A sampler of videos from the artists performing at this year's Festival
"I'm going to be honest, this is one of the hardest things I've ever put together."
Seven new recordings to explore this weekend
"There's no rule that says you can't do this. This tradition has evolved over time because of that."
Fourteen new albums to explore this weekend
"Yet the questions must continue to be posed. The audience must continue to be involved."
"I don't want to hear people regurgitate what they know. That's not interesting to me. I want to hear people play what they don't know. That's when it gets good."
Five classical albums, three jazz albums and a contemporary opera are featured
19 albums worth trying to find with an emphasis on jazz
"I just melt into this anthemic sort of otherness that just sort of exists. And maybe otherness is really the word for it."