When you’ve been around music for a while, it’s fun to realize how far you go back with some artists. Case in point: Rebecca Roudman and her band Dirty Cello play Kuumbwa Jazz Friday night.

If you like your chamber music to be dense, droning, and dissonant, you’re probably a big fan of Lucy Railton. The British cellist and composer — who has worked with titans like Kali Malone ...