Guardian Music — George Cole talks to arranger Paul Buckmaster about what it takes to turn a great song into a sold-gold classicThey are music's unsung heroes, yet their work can turn a great song into a classic, intensify the emotional impact of a heartrending lyric... more info

All About Jazz — Chordscales are an essential component of improvisation and major ii-V-I progressions make up most of the chords to any given standard tune. Together, these two elements constitute the bulk of what jazz improvisation is about. In this lesson, watch a... more info

Detroit Free Press — So much of the language created by the Ahmad Jamal Trio in the 1950s has entered the DNA of jazz that it's fascinating to remember that when the music was new many critics and musicians considered Jamal little more than an inspired cocktail pian... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The NJ Underground said... LCD Soundsystem @ Wellmont Theatre (photos, setlist) Jenny & Johnny (Jenny Lewis) @ Maxwell's (photos, setlist) The Jersey Jerkoff Gets a River City Extension Ducktails video for "Art Vandelay" The Gay Blades interview LCD... more info

All About Jazz — JOHN McLAUGHLIN: THE PROMISE Now available exclusively at www.Hip-OSelect.com and available to all retailers November 2 John McLaughlin is universally recognized as one of the world's greatest guitarists. His pioneering recordings range from his la... more info

All About Jazz — Free-Jazz Pioneer, m: Miles Davis Sideman Warren "Sonny" Sharrock Gets His Due, Oct. 2, in Ceremony Conducted by Bill Hanauer, Mayor, Village of Ossining; Special Performance by Sons of Sharrock 2010 Marks What Would Have Been Master Guitarist's 70t... more info

Guardian Music — Composer of film and television scores for Brideshead Revisited and Monty PythonThe composer Geoffrey Burgon, who has died aged 69 after a short illness, wrote some of the most memorable music for television drama of recent decades. He was also versa... more info

Guardian Music — When the former deputy PM tweeted his approval of singer Rumer last night, we cheekily replied asking if he fancied blogging for us. Here, he praises a singer who set him on a journey down memory laneMusic has always played a big part in my life. Whe... more info

USA Today Music — Plus 10 more intriguing tracks, including Miles Davis, George Jones and the Juilliard String Quartet. more info

Mercury News, California — Liebman hasn't slowed down in the nearly four decades since first rocketing off the Miles Davis launchpad. The Brooklyn native, who turned 64 earlier this month, has indeed fashioned one of the most impressive jazz careers of the last 40 years -- and... more info