The Telegraph — Christine Tobin is vocalist of the year as the tenth Parliamentary Jazz Awards also honour Jamie Cullum, Chris Barber and Arun Ghosh more info

The Telegraph — Trombonist Chris Barber marks 65 years as a bandleader with an autobiography about his life in music and some of the blues and jazz stars, such as Muddy Waters and Van Morrison, who have meant so much to him more info

Guardian Music — Many thanks to Billy Bragg for his piece on the Woody Guthrie centenary and Bob Dylan's role in the Guthrie legacy (The return of a pariah, 13 July). But let's not forget the British contribution. Although Woody did appear on BBC Radio's Children's H... more info

Topix — Every once in a while a release shows up in my mail box unannounced that is just an unexpected delight. Memories Of My Trip by Chris Barber is a two-CD anthology that will hopefully bring him the overdue recognition in the United States that he has e... more info

Guardian Music — Music gives us moments when – with a lyric, a chord change, a note or a drumbeat – a hand seems to come out and take our ownFor weeks now, the walls of London Underground stations have been plastered with Christmas advertisements for comedy DVDs,... more info

Guardian Music — Giles Oakley writes: The guitarist Hubert Sumlin (obituary, 7 December) belonged to that small elite of blues musicians who become well known to British fans even though they are sidemen in someone else's band (in Sumlin's case, Howlin' Wolf's).Peopl... more info

Guardian Music — Creative and original clarinettist in British traditional jazzRated by his peers as one of the most creative and original reeds players in UK traditional jazz, Ian Wheeler, who has died aged 80, excelled on the clarinet, soprano and alto saxophones, ... more info

Guardian Music — Giles Oakley writes: I saw Ottilie Patterson perform many times with the Chris Barber Band in the 1960s, often when they were backing visiting American bluesmen at the Marquee club in London. It never struck me as incongruous that a singer from North... more info

Guardian Music — Northern Irish blues singer who performed alongside some of the American jazz greatsWide-eyed and diminutive, the singer Ottilie Patterson, who has died aged 79, challenged critical perceptions every time she sang the blues. Before her first appearan... more info

Guardian Music — Vetiver, On tourSan Francisco's Vetiver first came to our attention circa 2004 as part of Devendra Banhart's raggle-taggle retinue, touting a particularly drowsy brand of psychedelic folk characterised by the mellow vocals and gentle fingerpicking of... more info