Guardian Music — Even at 83 years old, saxophonist Lee Konitz still displays an admirable spirit of exploration, writes John FordhamEighty-three or not, saxophonist Lee Konitz never seems to lose his enthusiasm for new musical situations. In this one, he's shooting ... more info

Guardian Music — He's not without his critics, but Marsalis's dedication to the spirit of jazz is more than worthy of a place in the hall of greatsLike Sonny Rollins, Keith Jarrett and the late Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis is one of a handful of jazz instrumentalists... more info

Totally Fuzzy — After years of playing nothing but speed metal we had the idea to slow everything down and take out the words, that's how this ambient/post-rock project came to be. Not the most original idea but a crucial one nonetheless. The result is a space and ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The Japhies are a loud four-piece rock and roll band from Minneapolis, MN. Please visit www.reverbnation.com/japhies for video, show dates and other such things. The Japhies have fought hard to reattach the severed testicles of the desecrated mo... more info

Guardian Music — (Proper)This has got to be the bargain of the month. Alto saxophonist Adderley, a master of hard bop and soul jazz, died in 1975. This box of four CDs contains 57 tracks from his early maturity in the late 50s. With his huge tone and phenomenal fluen... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Next to the regular music industry as most of us know it, there is of course a parallel circuit that's been around probably since the 60s, if not earlier. One could call it a cottage music industry, where people with talent that are not interested i... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — Testing musicians’ memories after a lifetime of abuse You were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2006, but can you name any other artists who were honoured in the same year? “Yeah, I think Metallica was one… Oh, hang on, I know... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ben said... Daily Downloads, Apr 03.11 Cannonball Adderley Quintet: Cannonball & Coltrane Chet Baker: Chet Chet Baker: In New York Blondie: Blondie Cabaret Voltaire: Plasticity Cocteau Twins: Aikea Guinea EP Elvis Costello: My Flame Burns Blue Miles ... more info

Guardian Music — What links Hot Chip, This Heat and Betty Boo? About Group do – in a roundabout kind of way. The improv quartet talk to Jude Rogers about thinking on their feetIn the Barbican arts centre in London, lurking around the foyer, we find a Mercury prize... more info

Guardian Music — From the late 1960s onward, European jazz musicians began to look to their own cultural tradition. The first steps were tentative, but by the mid-1970s they had become giant stridesEberhard Weber, the jazz-raised German electric bassist, is reputed t... more info