Stereogum — Being the saxophonist in a Miles Davis band was never the easiest job in the world. Even if he liked you, he often led by challenging his musicians, giving them enigmatic or even contradictory instructions. Once, when saxophonist Gary Bartz compla... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Cannonball Adderley. Jump for joy. Read actor/musician Adam Goldberg in MAGNET on Cannonball, Art Tatum, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Billie Holiday and more: The post Happy Birthday Cannonball Adderley appeared first on M... more info

Magnet Magazine — 65 years ago today, Miles Davis released Kind Of Blue. The shape of jazz to come. Read Miles Zuniga (Fastball) in MAGNET on Kind Of Blue: The post Miles Davis Released “Kind Of Blue” 65 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 55 years ago today, Miles Davis released In A Silent Way. It’s about that time. Read MAGNET’s Jud Cost on Miles: The post Miles Davis Released “In A Silent Way” 55 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Miles Davis. It was the birth of cool. Read Ra Ra Riot in MAGNET on Miles’ On The Corner: The post Happy Birthday Miles Davis appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — James Kaplan's triple biography weaves together '3 Shades of Blue' in the backstories of Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Bill Evans at the height of jazz's cultural sway. more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Collected here are five selections from a private stash of stage recordings, capturing the band at the Shaboo Inn in Willimantic, CT, London’s Rainbow Theater, and a pair of dates on its extraordinary tour of Brazil in the summer of ‘74. Beyond t... more info

JamBase — Umphrey's McGee fit a number of rarities into the setlist for their first show at The Bluebird in Bloomington, Indiana since 2013 on Wednesday. more info

Stereogum — Celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D has won a lawsuit over a Miles Davis tattoo that she inked a few years ago. In 2021, she was sued by photographer Jeffrey Sedlik, who claimed that the tattoo constituted a copyright infringement of an image he sho... more info

Obscure Sound — Phoenix-based band North of Tomorrow impress with an eclectic engrossment throughout new album Clear as Can Be. The production spans across a variety of successful aesthetical pursuits — from the glistening electro-pop opening “Late Again” to t... more info