Jazz for the Fourth of July; plus Nugent (The Biloxi Sun Herald)

This column preceding Independence Day kicks off with two more MVD CDs in their great series of essential jazz albums, then touches base with a local band’s debut album before wrapping up with a DVD chronicling the 6,000th concert from All-American guitar hero Ted Nugent.

Magos Herrera: Transcending ‘Distancia’ In Song

Diana Krall’s latest album is dominating the market for sultry Brazilian tunes. But reviewer Tom Moon recommends an alternative: the U.S. debut album of Magos Herrera, a Mexican-born jazz vocalist with a gift for understatement.