Emerson Drive (Dreamworks). Review by Vanessa Bormann.

Adema (Arista). Review by Vanessa Bormann.

Smiling & Waving (Virgin). Review by Stein Haukland.

Game Face (The New No Limit). Review by Christopher R. Weingarten.

10 Seconds (Mush). Review by Christopher R. Weingarten.

Steve Stav offers his personal musical recipe for love, culling from various music genres and eras, to get your Valentine’s Day headed in the right direction. What, no Barry White?

Timbuktu (Six Degrees). Review by Matt Cibula.

Quarks And Gluons (Terraform). Review by Matt Cibula.

Russell Kesler teaches writing at the University of Central Florida and Rollins College. Now a former student, Troy Jewell, takes a look at the instructor’s first collection of poetry, A Small Fire.

Spring Came, Rain Fell (Hidden Agenda). Review by Ben Varkentine.

The Crossing (Telarc Jazz). Review by Vanessa Bormann.

Closed Circuit (Emperor Jones). Review by Matthew Moyer.

The Fugitive (Too Damn Hype). Review by Vanessa Bormann.

Life (Epic). Review by Vanessa Bormann.

Bob Pomeroy catches a Charlie Hunter Quartet gig with 350-plus intent fans and wonders about all this business nonsense on how jazz has no audience.

Canfield Black (Four Track Demos) (self-released). Review by Matthew Damascus.

Music From and Inspired By the Motion Picture (V2). Review by Brian Broccoli.

Anotherlatenight (Kinetic). Review by Vanessa Bormann.

Barfly III (George V / Wagram). Review by Bill Campbell.

Mortician, with Carnal Forge at Camden Underworld in London, England on January 8, 2002. Concert review by Matthew Moyer. Photos by Heather Lorusso.