Guardian Music — Duke Ellington's postwar reputation was faltering until one spectacular night in Newport in 1956 that would alter his fortunes for everJazz was finding itself in a changed world by the mid-1950s – though not all the changes disadvantaged it. T... more info

All About Jazz — Jazz and samba have shared a rich interactive history for the last half-century. In Rio de Janeiro, musicians took note of Chet Baker, Bill Evans, and composers like Cole Porter while jazz musicians in Los Angeles and New York absorbed the music of B... more info

All About Jazz — Lined and ravaged as it is, the face is ageless: as sunken as a dead man's, as softly bewildered as a child's. Chet Baker's face, and the extraordinary ways in which Bruce Weber has photographed it, encapsulate the story of Baker's life in a successi... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about celebrating pulchritude in pop. Now we want songs the signal the witching hourI was back in the chair for one week, just one week, and blow me down if it wasn't tougher than a tank of teak. One of those weeks when the more you... more info

Guardian Music — Music Go Music bonded over a love of Abba and make Scissor Sisters look like a folk act. Maddy Costa meets the purveyors of outrageous prog-metal discoBy day, David and Meredith Metcalf are your average Californian couple. They've got that just-stepp... more info

All About Jazz — Vocal/bass duo? Amazing! Jon and Lynn perform soulful re-inventions that express the essence of the American Songbook, 60's Pop and contemporary jazz. Jon Burr, acoustic bass virtuoso, has worked with Tony Bennett, Chet Baker, Stephane Grappelli, B... more info

Guardian Music — The charismatic prince of cool jazz developed an elegant and intertwining sound after being forced to perform without a pianoWhen Bruce Weber released Let's Get Lost in 1988, his documentary on the trumpeter Chet Baker, it joined the likes of Bertran... more info

Guardian Music — Performed by the original quartet from 1952-53, here's a classic example of Baker and Mulligan's wonderful playing John Fordham more info

All About Jazz — DVORAK AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION (DAHA) Presents: An Evening of Jazz with George Mraz and Friends at The Bohemian National Hall 321 East 73rd Street, NYC Friday, February 26th at 7:30 PM World-renowned jazz bassist George Mraz was presented The ... more info

Guardian Music — American photographer whose informal shots defined the youthful glamour of the 1950s and 1960sWith his artfully informal shots of Audrey Hepburn and Chet Baker, the American photographer Bob Willoughby, who has died of cancer aged 82, defined the you... more info