Aquarium Drunkard — The Cosmic Range’s second LP finds the Toronto-based collective exploring all sorts of zones: dense Bitches Brew-worthy jams, soothing astral travels, freeform freakouts, Afrobeat groovers. Miles Davis called this stuff “New Directions ... more info

JamBase — Chicago's Umphrey's McGee unveiled pro-shot video featuring their horn-assisted cover of Miles Davis' "It's About That Time" from New Year's Eve at The Tabernacle in Atlanta. more info

Stereogum — A new film by new couple Shia LaBeouf and FKA Twigs is one of the 112 films selected to screen at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, along with documentaries on David Crosby, Leonard Cohen, and Miles Davis. Honey Boy, starring LaBeouf and FKA, is writt... more info

New York Times — Mr. Fortune was an essential member of bands led by Miles Davis, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner and Mongo Santamaria as well as a gifted bandleader. more info

Guardian Music — Blue NoteIn his youth, saxophonist Wayne Shorter used to travel with his trumpeter brother, Alan, carrying instrument cases labelled Mr Weird and Mr Strange. Even then, the clues to his idiosyncratic art were already showing. The now 85-year-old Newa... more info

USA Today Music — As Toto celebrates 40 years, guitarist and founding member Steve Lukather has quite a few stories to tell. He'll share his wisdom from the road in a new memoir, "The Gospel According To Luke," out Sept. 18.             more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Robert Glasper is playing 48 shows in 24 nights with his band R+R=NOW (ft. Terrace Martin & others), a Miles Davis tribute with Bilal, and much more. Continue reading… more info

Guardian Music — Trumpeter who created a unique jazz alchemy from a mix of artistic genresThe trumpeter and composer Tomasz StaÅ„ko, who has died aged 76, was an artist of genre-spanning vision and imagination who was a key figure of Polish jazz in the 1960s, and ... more info

Guardian Music — The US saxophonist has found his time and it is now: this excellent album connects politics with the jazz of the past to create an angrily inclusive new visionTen years ago, British saxophone legend Courtney Pine painted a sobering picture of life as... more info

Stereogum — For decades, a small subset of jazz musicians has mistakenly believed that chasing R&B and pop trends represents a path to commercial success. In reality, it's rarely worked that way. For every hit like Herbie Hancock's "Rockit" or smooth jazz radio ... more info