Jazz Review: Myra Melford's "The Whole Tree Gone"

When it comes to attracting young jazz talent, New York City exerts an inexorable gravitational pull, attracting many of the nation's most ambitious and creatively driven musicians. California jazz fans often watch the most promising players leave town. Andrew Gilbert reviews a new CD by pianist Myra Melford, a rare case of a veteran New York player who's followed a reverse route.