At 85, the saxophone giant is still going strong. This year, the NEA jazz master was named artist of the year in the DownBeat critics poll, and the Jazz Journalist Association gave him a lifetime achievement award. Adventurous and flexible, Lloyd keeps an ambitious schedule alternately working this fall with different ensembles including Sangam, Kindred Spirits, Ocean Trio and the Charles Lloyd Quartet, the group he’ll bring to Minneapolis featuring keyboardist Gerald Clayton, bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Kendrick Scott. (STAR TRIBUNE)