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Jazz album of the month: Wayne Shorter: Emanon review – vivid and sublimely thrilling

2424 days ago
Guardian MusicBlue 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

Toto's Steve Lukather shares his favorite collaborations, from Miles Davis to 'Beat It'

2425 days ago
USA Today MusicAs 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

Robert Glasper doing residency at Blue Note with R+R=NOW, Bilal & more

2441 days ago
Brooklyn VeganRobert 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

Tomasz Stańko obituary

2453 days ago
Guardian MusicTrumpeter who created a unique jazz alchemy from a mix of artistic genresThe trumpeter and composer Tomasz Stańko, 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

Kamasi Washington: Heaven and Earth review – passionate sounds of the gathering storm | Alexis Petridis album of the week

2495 days ago
Guardian MusicThe 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

Premature Evaluation: Kamasi Washington Heaven And Earth

2497 days ago
StereogumFor 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

Witch: Miles Davis / Electric – Vienna, 1973

2504 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardVia Tunes News, electric Miles Davis in Vienna, 1973, with Miles on trumpet and organ, Dave Liebman, sax, Reggie Lucas and Pete Cosey, guitars, Micahel Henderson, bass, Mtume, percussion and Al Foster on drums. This band . . . more info

At Playboy Jazz Fest, a 17-year-old wonder, an 83-year-old master and tributes to Hef and Miles Davis

2506 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissShortly before playing a re-harmonized, solo version of “Happy Birthday” five hours into the 40th annual Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, pianist Dave Grusin announced, “This is either a jazz concert or a political rally... more info

At Playboy Jazz Fest, a 17-year-old wonder, an 83-year-old master and tributes to Hef and Miles Davis

2506 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentShortly before playing a re-harmonized, solo version of “Happy Birthday” five hours into the 40th annual Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, pianist Dave Grusin announced, “This is either a jazz concert or a political rally... more info

Jalal Mansur Nuriddin: farewell to the 'grandfather of rap'

2510 days ago
Guardian MusicAs the founder of the Last Poets, Nuriddin, who has died aged 73, was a hero to everyone from Tupac Shakur to Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis Jalal Mansur Nuriddin – sometimes known as “the grandfather of rap” – who has died ag... more info

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