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John Coltrane's Saxophone Added To The Smithsonian

4204 days ago
ContactMusicOne of John Coltrane's tenor saxophones has been donated to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History by his son Ravi.The... more info

Ray Manzarek dies at 74; keyboardist for the Doors

4513 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissManzarek, who was influenced by John Coltrane, added a jazz component to the band's rock sound and filled the role of bassist. The band charted 15 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 starting in 1967.When the Doors were still a fledgling quartet, and th... more info

Miles Davis: So What - The Complete 1960 Amsterdam Concerts

4658 days ago
Here Comes The Flood Some performances get talked about decades after they happened. It's all about "you had to be there" and if you would believe all the people who claimed to be present at such a show, the venue would have collapsed. Two of those shows are now releas... more info

Pete La Roca

4686 days ago
Guardian MusicInventive 60s jazz drummer who played with Rollins, Coltrane and GetzTo Pete La Roca, the American jazz drummer and composer, who has died aged 74, jazz was a swinging music that contained the promise of surprise. When jazz stopped swinging, and stop... more info

Sonny Rollins/Egberto Gismonti – review

4697 days ago
Guardian MusicBarbican/Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonMerely by setting foot on stage bearing a tenor saxophone and scattering a few clues to his signature calypso, St Thomas, Sonny Rollins does enough to make a London jazz festival crowd feel privileged to be in th... more info

Brad Mehldau Trio – review

4700 days ago
Guardian MusicBarbican, LondonPianist Brad Mehldau is a cerebral sort. He's a superb classical technician, someone who can turn jazz standards into Bach-like fugues, all spidery left-hand arpeggios and complex right-hand workouts. But his USP has been to balance a... more info

Tame Impala and Jack de Johnette

4700 days ago
Guardian MusicAlexis and Kieran are joined this week by Charlotte Richardson Andrews – and no time is wasted before a heated debate around Rihanna's latest release. There's also a touch of the French Elvis, Johnny Hallyday, who is Alexis's new favourite thing.Ri... more info

Five decades of radio requests

4701 days ago
Guardian MusicFor nearly 50 years, Radio 3's Jazz Record Requests has been broadcasting the best of the genre. Now a new chapter in its history begins with a show from the London jazz festivalJohn Taylor runs England's most northerly jazz club at Ashington, near N... more info

Team Obama: election night playlist

4709 days ago
Guardian MusicAs the world waits to discover the results of the 2012 US election, what should Barack Obama supporters be listening to?As America goes the polls to decide who will be its next president, one vital question dominates debate: what's the best music to ... more info

This week's new live music

4719 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Walkmen, on tourThe Walkmen have always seemed older than their years. In part this has been down to what we know of their backgrounds in Jonathan Fire*Eater, a mid-90s group whose brilliance was hobbled by narcotic baggage. From the off, though,... more info

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