As the preeminent flautist in the Latin jazz genre, Puerto Rican–born Nestor Torres cut his musical teeth in the steamy…

Who better to delineate the delicate dance between composition and improvisation than a veteran of approximately 2,000 recording sessions?
“They are fundamentally the same. Jazz composition is the floor that the carpet, which is improvisation, lays on top of, basically,” explains bassist Ron Carter. “It’s hard to say this and… more