Guardian Music — Jazz singer, actor and civil rights activist strongly influenced by Billie HolidayIf Abbey Lincoln was overwhelmed by the responsibility of being proclaimed "the last of the jazz singers", she never let it show. As her great contemporaries and princ... more info

All About Jazz — By Pico Like many of the greatest American musicians, Miles Davis has had a comeback—-he's had four or five of them, actually—-but only one where he came back from not playing at all. It was also his least successful one in the short run. Th... more info

All About Jazz — Sunday from 5 PM—PM EST 90.1 FM WDCE Richmond Listen online via live webcast at www.wdce.org Archived shows uploaded at freedomjazzdance.net Tune in to the sound of freedom in the groove this Sunday on Freedom Jazz Dance from 5-7 PM. This week I... more info

Guardian Music — Rock'n'roll drummer and founder member of the Californian band Little FeatThe drummer Richie Hayward, who has died aged 64 after treatment for liver cancer, will be remembered for his 40 years of service with the renowned Californian band Little Fea... more info

All About Jazz — The weather in St. Louis is brutally hot this week, but if you can brave the scorching conditions enough to leave the house, there are several shows of interest to jazz fans happening during the next few days. Most notably, saxophonist and former St... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offUnderworld Always Loved a Film Karl Hyde and co's new album, Barking, was constantly in the car CD player on my holiday to Norfolk. This track particularly sums up the surre... more info

Guardian Music — He might be the conscience of conductors, but Gunther Schuller is also a virtuoso jazz musician and an acclaimed composer. And that's not the half of it. Tom Service meets himGunther Schuller looks at me and smiles. "The thing that may make me unique... more info

All About Jazz — For fans of Miles Davis's legendary 1959 record, and for jazz fans in general, Ashley Kahn's Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece is a compelling read. It's an insider's look at people involved in the recording of this most popular... more info

All About Jazz — The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (or the Musee Des Beaux-Arts de Montreal) has a wonderful exhibit running through the end of August called"We Want Miles": Miles Davis vs. Jazz. The exhibit, which runs From April 30 to August 29, 2010, the Montreal... more info

Guardian Music — Perhaps the most influential saxophonist all of time, Coltrane produced an intensely soulful sound that reached way beyond the jazz cognoscentiMiles Davis was a good authority on the saxophonist John Coltrane, who played in one of the trumpeter's ban... more info