Live Daily — Sunny skies helped highlight the fun on Day 3 of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, as fans soaked up the tunes and surprises of Saturday's (6/13) stellar lineup. The theme of day? Sharing the spotlight. Pairings, to name a few, included Booker... more info

All About Jazz — One For All Return Of The Lineup (Sharp Nine) Allen Toussaint The Bright Mississippi (Nonesuch) Stanley Clarke Jazz In The Garden (Heads Up) Diana Krall Quiet Nights (Verve) Wynton Marsalis He And She (Blue Note) Sean Jones The Search Within (Ma... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Rokia Traoré @ LPR in February (more by Lori Baily) Allen Toussaint @ New Orleans Jazz Fest 2009 (more by Graeme Flegenheimer) The 15th-annual BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival will take place every Thursday at noon from June 4th to... more info

All About Jazz — One For All Return Of The Lineup (Sharp Nine) Diana Krall Quiet Nights (Verve) Allen Toussaint The Bright Mississippi (Nonesuch) Stanley Clarke Jazz In The Garden (Heads Up) Sean Jones The Search Within (Mack Avenue) Branford Marsalis Metamorpho... more info

Soul Sides — Kings of Swing: Nod Your Head To This + Go CocoaFrom 12" (Virgin, 1990)Doo Wop and Da Bounce Squad: Da Bounce MasterFrom Noo Trybe Bootleg Summer Sampler EP (Noo Trybe, 1993)Most Wanted: Calm DownFrom 12" (Fever, 1990)Spike VST: Shut Up and DanceFrom... more info

All About Jazz — Allen Toussaint, Esperanza Spalding, The New Standards and many more to perform at free outdoor concerts in Mears Park in Saint Paul. St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN -- The jazz festival that almost wasn't has announced an exciting lineup for its 2009 edi... more info

All About Jazz — One For All Return Of The Lineup (Sharp Nine) The Blue Note 7 Mosaic: A Celebration Of Blue Note Records (Blue Note) Diana Krall Quiet Nights (Verve) Allen Toussaint The Bright Mississippi (Nonesuch) Stanley Clarke Jazz In The Garden (Heads Up) ... more info

All About Jazz — Levon Helm enlisted his old friend and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Allen Toussaint to join the Levon Helm Band in arranging two covers - Randy Newman's "Kingfish" and Billy Taylor's "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" - for Helm's new album ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano Allen Toussaint @ Village Vanguard 5/20/09 (livingwithmusic) The New Orleans pianist Allen Toussaint hinted at the scope of his musical lore in a whimsical solo montage halfway through his early set at the Village Vanguard on Tues... more info

All About Jazz — Diana Krall Quiet Nights (Verve) Sean Jones The Search Within (Mack Avenue) Allen Toussaint The Bright Mississippi (Nonesuch) Derrick Gardner & The Jazz Prophets Echoes of Ethnicity (Owl) Stanley Clarke Jazz In The Garden (Heads Up) The Blue Not... more info