Frank Zappa performs in Rotterdam, Netherlands on May 24, 1980. Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns. In my capacity as a data journalist, I go to a lot of conferences, and it’s become a tradition in this column that I mark my travels with a column about artists from each city.…

Norah Jones, “Pick Me Up Off the Floor.” On the opening track of her new album, pianist and songwriter Norah Jones manages to capture the heartbreak many of us are feeling as we drag ourselves through the year from hell that is 2020. During the gentle jazzy piano tune…