From her '90s breakthrough as a vocalist on King Britt's Sylk130 project When the Funk Hits the Fan through her Brazilian-influenced 2018 EP Obrigada, Alison Crockett has forged a path as a visionary and fiercely independent artist. "I consider myself a musician who comes out of the jazz tradition, where people take established forms and reimagine them," says the singer, songwriter, and pianist who grew up absorbing her father's extensive music collection and developing her formidable jazz chops.