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At the Aspen Music Festival and School in Colorado, we hear pieces performed by three remarkable young musicians: 13-year-old Caroline Goulding, 12-year-old Conrad Tao and 13-year-old Peng Peng Gong.

Impulse Records was launched during a golden age of jazz and it featured a variety of legendary artists — from John Coltrane to Ray Charles. Its edgy sound reflected the turbulent politics of the 1960s, the author of a new book about the label says.

Scottish sextet Camera Obscura crafts delicate, shimmering indie-pop that rewards repeated listens. Featuring the airy vocals and literate lyrics of Tracyanne Campbell, the songs convey a deceptive simplicity that belies their poignancy.

The deluge of songs immortalizing the wrath of Hurricane Katrina continues with the release of a collaboration between Elvis Costello and legendary New Orleans musician Allen Toussaint. The delivery is mostly coy and cool, the groove a classic example of Toussaint understatement.

Musician Bill Miller, Frank Sinatra's accompanist and musical collaborator for decades, died earlier this month. Musician and Day to Day contributor David Was offers a remembrance of Miller's decades-long career and influential piano style.

Tony Allen has operated at the heart of Afrobeat's cosmopolitan renewal, collaborating with A-list electronica and hip-hop producers. Now, on his own, he boils Afrobeat down to its polyrhythmic roots on "Moyege."

Marc-Andre Dalbavie takes words and tunes from 12th-century love songs, then resets them with a beautiful contemporary twist. Fred Child joined him last week at the Aspen Music Festival. Soprano Courtney Huffman joins the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble.

Hear an unforgettable lineup of music from the Newport Jazz Festival, hand-picked by Christian McBride. Check out rare sets from the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet, Dave Brubeck and Horace Silver.

Hear a power hour of all-stars with some of the best sets to come out of the modern era of the Newport Jazz Festival, featuring Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove, Cécile McLorin Salvant and more.

On his third solo album, Styles relies on a proficient but unadventurous process of combining his influences. His habit of paying homage to his idols too often conceals his own creative vision.