L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The late keyboardist Joe Zawinul takes the contemporary prize, with Chick Corea and John McLaughlin getting the instrumental award. But singer Kurt Elling wins his first Grammy. In a year when the nominees in jazz featured a welcome number of... more info

All About Jazz — All About Jazz is celebrating John McLaughlin's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY John McLaughlinJohn McLaughlin, also Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is a jazz fusion guitar player from Doncaster, Yorkshire in England. He came to prominence wit... more info

Guardian Music — (ECM)At the end of the 1990s, Tunisian oud master Anouar Brahem led a landmark example of north African collaborations with contemporary jazz on the ECM album Thimar. In recent years, Brahem's work has been more refined and reflective than groove-inc... more info