Jazz connoisseurs who lean toward big bands that swing as earnestly and often as the renowned architects of the epic big-band era should find plenty to cheer about on Kinetic, the debut recording by ...

“Bad Brains: A Band in DC” hopscotches through time, starting with a nasty confrontation between bassist Darryl Jenifer and H.R. backstage at Chicago’s Congress Theater after a 2007 reunion show. The ...