All About Jazz — NEC Mourns Death of Jazz Giant George Russell 05 Hon. D.M. Composer, Theorist, Author of Lydian Chromatic Concept, was Distinguished Artist-in-Residence Emeritus MacArthur Fellow, NEA Jazz Master, Living Jazz Legend Taught at NEC from 1969 George ... more info

All About Jazz — George Russell died Monday night. Here are some of the facts of his life, outlined by the Associated Press. BOSTON (AP) -- Jazz composer George Russell, a MacArthur fellow whose theories influenced the modal music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, h... more info

Jazz composer George Russell, a MacArthur fellow whose theories influenced the modal music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, ... more info

Allmusic Blog — Jazz icon George Russell died on Monday at age 86. Although celebrated for his work as a composer, arranger, and bandleader, Russell also developed the Lydian concept, which stressed the playing of jazz music based on scales rather than chord progres... more info

USA Today Music — Jazz composer George Russell, a MacArthur fellow whose theories influenced the modal music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, ... more info

Topix — Jazz composer George Russell, a MacArthur fellow whose theories influenced the modal music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, has died. more info

Associated Press — BOSTON (AP) -- Jazz composer George Russell, a MacArthur fellow whose theories influenced the modal music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, has died.... more info

Detroit Free Press — BOSTON — Jazz composer George Russell, a MacArthur fellow whose theories influenced the modal music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, has died. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — BOSTON - Jazz composer George Russell, a MacArthur fellow whose theories influenced the modal music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, has died. He was 86. more info

All About Jazz — {{Steve Kuhn = 8506}}, Mostly Coltrane (ECM). Kuhn pays homage to John Coltrane, who briefly employed him in 1960 when the pianist was on the doorstep of his career. His tribute encompasses elegiac, earthy and wildly exploratory facets of the great s... more info