Beveled, according to Webster's, translates roughly to "slanted" or "grooved." On Arc and Edge, flugelhornist James Davis' Chicago-based sextet clearly has its own slant on contemporary post-bop jazz ...

Trumpeter James Davis' sextet is aptly named Beveled—a word that means transforming a sharp, square edge into something smoother, more refined. That concept of reshaping and softening defines both the ...