Mr. Freeman's guitar solos were throaty, daring and danced around the sax work of greats like Gene Ammons and Charlie Parker.

Anthony Pirog and Wayne Horvitz have never played together — in fact, they’ve never even met.

French band Caravan Palace has become a playlist favorite in hipster boutique stores with its stylish combo of swinging jazz and chill electro-pop (8 p.m. First Avenue, $42); Grammy-winning gospel ...