Guardian Music — Ronnie Scott's, LondonMiddle age suits Curtis Stigers better than his long-haired youth. Immaculate in tie, suit and breast-pocket handkerchief, he is smack bang in fashion, making the kind of Blue Note post-bop to which 1960s ad executives sipped ma... more info

All About Jazz — Coca-Cola Generations In Jazz Festival The Coca-Cola Generations In Jazz Festival from September 6-October 10, 2010, features a full array of jazz performers from 15-92 years of age, a multi-generational exploration of the full spectrum of jazz trad... more info

Totally Fuzzy — RokyManson said... RIP Ben Keith (1937-2010)Neil Young's longtime pedal steel player. Neil Young - Time Fades Away http://djrokymanson.blogspot.com mike-floyd said... ... some lofi experimental pop music from Chicago by: - OREAGANOMICS: Atlas Drugge... more info

Guardian Music — Jazz trumpeter and composer, his genial, unmistakable sound became legendaryBlindfold tests – invitations to identify players by listening to short snatches of their work – have always been popular challenges in jazz circles. There have been a fe... more info

All About Jazz — It's the middle of the summer, apparently not the best time to release a new CD. For those willing to try, beware of the competition! According to AllAboutJazz.com's CD release schedule, this month has been rife with re-issues. From John Coltrane to... more info

All About Jazz — Bill Kirchner writes: Recently, I taped my next one-hour show for the "Jazz From The Archives" series. Presented by the Institute of Jazz Studies, the series runs every Sunday on WBGO-FM (88.3). Gene Lees (1928-2010) was one of jazz's foremost ess... more info

MTV.com News — MTV News caught up with the late comics icon last September.By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Rick Marshall Harvey Pekar Photo: Evan Agostini/ Getty Images "American Splendor" author Harvey Pekar died early Monday (July 12) at the age of 7... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Hannibal said... Marillion - Script For A Jester's Tear 1983 remastered 1997 ape Argos - Argos 2009 flac Sanvoisen - Exotic Ways 1994 http://hannibalsite.blogspot.com infinite fool said... At Infinite Foolishness: Tori Amos - 6/28/05, Alte Oper, F... more info

Guardian Music — This groundbreaking 1959 album is as close to perfection as jazz gets without sacrificing its spontaneityI had hoped that a blog on the popular and funky Hammond organist Jimmy Smith might attract more than the average number of commentators, but I w... more info

Guardian Music — Free-jazz saxophonist devoted to his hometown of ChicagoNew Orleans and New York are usually the frontrunners for iconic jazz towns, but Chicago comes very close. Louis Armstrong and the pioneering New Orleans jazz wave moved there in the northward m... more info