Guardian Music — (Cryptogramophone)Don't be deceived by the name – this is really a scorched-earth metal-electronica improvising guitar band that threatens to blow you out of your window. This suitably other-worldly double-CD package (the cover images, fittingly, a... more info
All About Jazz — At NYC's Iridium Jazz Club
New YorkAfter recent success in Austin, "Jeff Lofton's 1950s Miles Davis Tribute" makes its New York debut Saturday, August 21, at 12:00 midnight, at the Iridium Jazz Club, 1650 Broadway. Tickets are $20.00. Lofton, a... more info
All About Jazz — All About Jazz is celebrating Tim Hagans' birthday today!
Tim HagansTim Hagans (born August 19, 1954) is a hard bop trumpeter and composer. He grew up in Dayton, Ohio playing in school bands. His early inspirations included Miles Davis, Herb Alpert... more info
All About Jazz — This video tribute to the legacy of Blue Note and designer Reid Miles is so awesome I refuse to even waste anyone's time with my writing about it. The piece was conceived to promote a series of summer jazz concerts at the Bella Vista Social Pub in Si... more info
ContactMusic — MILES DAVIS' classic album BITCHES BREW is to get a 30th anniversary revamp at a Los Angeles street festival this weekend (21Aug10) - courtesy of electro/hip-hop pioneer J... more info
Guardian Music — Photographer famed for his jazz images that captured the very essence of the musicThe photographer Herman Leonard, who has died aged 87, earned enduring fame for his images of jazz musicians that seemed to embody the very essence of the music. "My wh... more info
All About Jazz — Ahmad S. Alaadeen an American "Jazz Master" saxophonist, composer, educator, author has died at the age of 76 years on August 15th, 2010...noted for his contribution to the world of jazz for 60+ years he was particularly well known in the Kansas City... more info
Topix — Jazz scene photographer Herman Leonard, famous for his smoky, backlighted black-and-white photos of such greats as Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and Frank Sinatra, has died. more info
All About Jazz — Leonard's smoke-filled images of jazz greats in dark clubs documented a musical era. Many of his black-and-white prints were lost in Hurricane Katrina.
Herman Leonard, a photographer best known for his iconic images of such jazz greats as Billie Hol... more info
L.A. Times - News — Leonard's smoke-filled images of jazz greats in dark clubs documented a musical era. Many of his black-and-white prints were lost in Hurricane Katrina.
Herman... more info