If You Like Wynton Marsalis...







Then You'll Love... Christian McBride & Inside Straight: A 2004 Grammy winner as a sideman for pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist McBride now leads this swinging quintet, specializing in acoustic jazz. Kind of Brown (Mack Avenue) would fit equally well in a smoky Beat-era haunt or as the backdrop to Sunday brunch.

If You Like Annie Lennox...







Then You'll Love... Imogen Heap: Amid the lush, immersive pop of Ellipse (RCA), the London-based Heap's chamois-soft vocals are like a conspiratorial whisper, beckoning you into a wonderland made of layer upon layer of sound: violins, piano, acoustic guitar, and an orchestra of buzzing electronica.

If You Like Angélique Kidjo...







Then You'll Love... Ayo: Already a huge star in France thanks to her 2006 debut, the 28-year-old German-born singer-songwriter (and, like Kidjo, UNICEF ambassador) delivers soulful, penetrating vocals about love and motherhood on Gravity at Last (Universal), an eclectic, surprising mix of soul, reggae, blues, and Afropop.

If You Like Neil Young...







Then You'll Love... The Avett Brothers: his North Carolina roots-rock band creates elegiac Americana, like bluegrass played at half-speed. I and Love and You (Columbia) sounds as if it were recorded in a spooky old house, with the harmonies by brothers Seth and Scott doing all the haunting.

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