The Must List: Me’Shell Ndegeocello, Demetri Martin

1. Smooth operator Me’shell Ndegeocello has for 15 years taken a bold and progressive approach to making music that effortlessly melts together elements of rock, soul, pop, hip-hop, jazz and funk. She’s on the road now plugging “Ventriloquism,” her bracing 2018 release that found the singer and bassist modernizing old R&B hits like Sade’s “Smooth Operator,” TLC’s “Waterfalls” and Prince’s “Sometimes It Snows in April.&rd