LAFAYETTE, Ind. — One of the quickest conversation starters about our community's nightlife is this: What do you think of the local music scene? That conversation comes with a sizable dose of history.

I’m proud to introduce Indiana’s first posi-jazz band, Paper Claw. “So the joke is that posi-jazz is the theme,” says Zech Baumhover, laughing over the idea. “We wanted to keep an improvisational ...