TIM: There was a Mexican band called Troker, who impressed me in their impromptu after-set at Ilhan Ersahin’s club Nublu… they got a non-jazz crowd dancing with a high-energy, insanely virtuosic jam band vibe… Is it jazz? Who knows. But it's proof to me a band can still show up in New York out of nowhere and excite audiences who know nothing about them, as long as they’ve got fresh ideas.

PATRICK: I saw lots of music that was like "this is jazz?" That's not an important question of course -- that's just a knee-jerk reaction I have when something ambitious doesn't quite square with me.