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

XLR8R — In memory of Steve Reid, the legendary jazz drummer whose prolific career included working with James Brown, Miles Davis, and Kieran Hebden, among others, before passing away last year, BBC Radio DJ/Brownswood head honcho Gilles Peterson has founded ... more info

Altsounds — Concord Music Group has assembled three new titles in its ongoing Definitive series, one of which marks the series' initial foray into CMG's vast blues catalog. *The Definitive Miles Davis on Prestige*; *The Definitive Bill Evans on Riverside and F... more info

ContactMusic — Celebrated composer, conductor and director Howard A. Roberts has died, aged 86. Roberts produced recordings for a variety of artists at Columbia Records, including Tony Bennett, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin and Barbra Streisand. He was the ... more info

Guardian Music — Kids Are All Right star to take lead role in Low Down, a biopic based on a memoir by musician's daughter, reports sayMark Ruffalo is to play the jazz musician Joe Albany, who became one of the few white pianists to play with Charlie Parker and later ... more info

Guardian Music — Asian Gracefully | Benidorm | Friday Night Dinner | The Simpsons | Ron Sexsmith: Love Shines | TremeAsian Gracefully7.30pm, Channel 4Director Fozia Khan's heartbreaking but enlightening documentary, part of Channel 4's First Cut strand, offers a deli... more info

Guardian Music — Heartbreaking revelation, mesmerising vacuity, and even a song containing the word 'orthodontist' – it's a lyrical jungle out therePsst! Want to know how harmful gossip can be? Get a load of this week's playlist. Whether it's innocent couples being... more info

Core News — “Gilles digs deep into his vinyl collection this week for a Brownswood Basement special, featuring a Wickedman Roots mix. There’s a tribute to Serge Gainsbourg plus underground beat producer Joe drops a jazz inspired mix featuring the likes of Ar... more info

Guardian Music — Often overlooked in favour of their contemporaries, Mark Hollis and co were one of the most influential English bands of the 80sIn his weighty 2010 tome Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain's Visionary Music, Rob Young charted a century's worth of music... more info

Destination Out — TURNAROUNDPHRASE [MOJA]/TUNE IN 5 HIP-SKIP Miles Davis Shinjuku Kohseinenkin Hall, Tokyo 22 January 1975, 2d set MD, trumpet, organ; Sonny Fortune, soprano, alto, flute; Pete Cosey, guitar, percussion; Reggie Lucas, guitar; Michael Henderson, bass; A... more info