Guardian Music — Jazz percussionist whose drumming combined intensity with restraintThe percussionist Tony Marsh, who has died of cancer aged 72, was an inspired collaborator, combining intensity with restraint and stroking the drums more than he struck them. He work... more info

Guardian Music — Pi RecordingsNew York alto saxophonist and composer Steve Lehman provided some of last year's lasting jazz excitements both live and on disc, with his virtuosic, mathematically precise new music that had both contemporary-classical and street-sharp u... more info

Topix — Jazz lovers and cultural officials in Philadelphia are promoting a fundraising effort to save the run-down John Coltrane House. more info

Guardian Music — Our critics' picks of this week's openings, plus your last chance to see and what to book now• Which cultural events are in your diary this week? Tell us in the comments belowOpening this weekTheatreIn a GardenThe Ustinov's ambitious season of mode... more info

Guardian Music — ECMThis nine year-old occasional quartet, nominally led by former Miles Davis and Charles Lloyd drummer Billy Hart, includes a young saxophonist growing in stature, Mark Turner, and Bad Plus pianist Ethan Iverson. If it has any affinities, they might... more info

Topix — As March comes to a close, so does our month-ish-long battle royale between 64 New York musicians, all of whom were put in the mix to decide which one best embodied the spirit of the city. more info

Guardian Music — Hackney Empire, LondonIt's a bit of a caricature, but in the world of art, there are two types of practitioners: first, the artist who leaps from one subject to another, mixing media, restlessly looking for the next new thing. Then there are those wh... more info

Guardian Music — (Cadillac)Mike Osborne was one of the most adventurous saxophonists to emerge from the transitional 1960s/70s period in British jazz – after the strict harmonic rules of bebop were transformed by the free jazz of Ornette Coleman. Osborne worked in ... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — John Coltrane’s favorite vocalist, Andy Bey made his name in the 60s and 70s honing his chops with the likes of Gary Bartz and Horace Silver. Tall company. Bey’s 1998 album, Shades of Bey, is comprised of interpretive covers including a dark rea... more info

Chicago Tribune — Lila Downs’ music is a lot like her upbringing: threads of seemingly unrelated cultures woven into an exotic, ever-shifting hybrid. She’s done everything from studying anthropology to dropping out of school to follow the Grateful Dead. She was a ... more info