All About Jazz — The young pianist Aaron Diehl is putting his talent against the odds. What hes up to with his trio, which played at Smalls on Tuesday night, isnt new in the temporal sense or new in the art-movement sense, which is to say it isnt confrontational or p... more info

All About Jazz — By Tad Hendrickson Matthew Shipp has a great new solo album coming out, but it's his mouth that once again causes a stir. There's been a rumble in the jazz jungle these last few weeks as a new Jazztimes article on the experimental pianist makes th... more info

Guardian Music — Pat Metheny's latest band are all robots. But can they keep up with his virtuosity?The jazz band at Manhattan's Legacy Studios is swinging: piano, vibes, bass, two guitars, percussion and drums in fast, syncopated flow. It's playing an effortlessly m... more info

All About Jazz — Ronnie Ray Padilla assembles an all star cast of jazz players, including members of Tower of Power Megawave and MVD Audio are proud to announce the CD release of Raydience - S/T on January 26, 2010. You know you have something special when current... more info

All About Jazz — The Jazz Piano Trio has long been the preferred format for many of our greatest pianists...first established by the likes of Earl Hines, Teddy Wilson, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly, Red Garland, Bill Evans and continued to... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about reaching maturity. This time we want you to suggest songs about unthinking over-indulgenceThis week's A-list focused on the darker side of coming of age. For a while, I considered balancing that with a B-list made up almost en... more info

All About Jazz — About the Album Louder Than Words: In the tradition of great saxophone and piano duo albums from the likes of Stan Getz and Kenny Barron, Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock, and Joe Lovano and Hank Jones, Louder Than Words showcases the undeniable mu... more info

MTV.com News — 'He's better than he's ever been,' Russell Simmons says at Plaza Hotel party.By Shaheem Reid Tyrese Gibson, Sean "Diddy" Combs and Rapper Baby Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images NEW YORK — Still fly, still relevant, still making multiple... more info

All About Jazz — You don't have to go back too far to find the musical inspiration in Zeke Martin's past. His father, Stu Martin, accompanied some of jazz's great talents, including Herbie Hancock, Charlies Mingus, Quincy Jones, and John McLaughlin. But the Brussels-... more info

Guardian Music — As new BBC4 documentary Synth Britannia shows, the synthesizer first dehumanised then re-humanised British pop, fulfilled the DIY promise of punk, and changed how bands looked foreverThe synth-pop era really kicked off in June 1979, when Tubeway Army... more info