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

Guardian Music — Ahmet Ertegun and widow, Mica, to fund graduate scholarships in biggest donation for humanities students in university's historyOxford University has announced a gift amounting to £26m from the late founder of Atlantic Records and his widow.Some of ... more info

Core News — Just testing if this works… “This week Gilles has Detroit/Chicago beat-maker Tall Black Guy swinging by, giving a run-down of his top 5 samples of all time, touching on Michael Jackson, Kool & The Gang and John Coltrane, whilst dipping into his o... more info

Guardian Music — The former Doors guitarist talks about discovering rock'n'roll, blues and jazz and his memories of recording with Jim MorrisonRobby Krieger was 18 years old when he joined the Doors, the seminal psychedelic rock band known for their hard living and w... more info

Guardian Music — The secret of Layla's greatness isn't just in the guitar line or the piano coda – it's in Tom Dowd's innovative productionLaunched into the stratosphere with arguably (or, in my opinion, indisputably) the greatest opening riff in the history of roc... more info