A forward-thinking trumpeter and bandleader, Christian Scott (who is also recognized by his adopted West African name of Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah), is a lauded performer known for his genre-bending approach to jazz. Emerging in the mid-2000s, Scott quickly distinguished himself playing a maverick style of post-bop that drew from his New Orleans roots, and combined modal jazz, electric fusion, post-rock, and hip-hop influences. It was a sound he championed to acclaim on 2007's Anthem, which he recorded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. He has also drawn extensively from La...