Guardian Music — (Proper Records)Celebrating visionary British trad-jazz veteran Chris Barber's 80th, this two-disc set includes encounters with Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Dr John and Eric Clapton among others – testaments to how influential Barber was for a gene... more info

The Telegraph — Chris Barber's new album is full of joy as Van Morrison, Muddy Waters and Eric Clapton are among the guests. Rating * * * * more info

Totally Fuzzy — L'Homme Scalp said... LES TONTONS SCALPEURS are worried about the 'End Of The World' and are sincerely sorry for their friend in Japan - Last show covered last days obsessions (nuclear disaster, Japanese music, synth-made music, peacefull folk) - LIS... more info

Guardian Music — Jazz clarinettist with the Chris Barber band which had a huge 1959 hit with Petite FleurRevered by traditionalist fans the world over, the jazz clarinettist Monty Sunshine, who has died aged 82, achieved his greatest fame while a member of the 1950s... more info

Guardian Music — In honour of the publication of Libertines co-founder Carl Barât's autobiography here are some of the unexpected highlights of this generation's defining rock'n'roll rapscaliansOn Pete Doherty's taste Pete lived and breathed London – he'd go to ch... more info

Guardian Music — One of the UK's most impressive jazz exports, the versatile Sir John Dankworth, was deservedly famous – but never a snob"I've never been a purist about jazz, or about any music," Sir John Dankworth told me in an interview for The Guardian in 2... more info

All About Jazz — All About Jazz is celebrating Ottilie Patterson's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Ottilie PattersonOttilie Patterson is a blues singer best known for her performances and recordings with the Chris Barber Jazz Band in the late-1950s and ear... more info