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Review: Pianist George Cables takes listeners on a journey through time at Stanford Jazz Festival

5258 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaCables, now in his mid-60s, grew up in New York in an era when you might run into Miles Davis walking down the street. He spent years gigging with Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Max Roach, Art Pepper and so many others. In concrete ways, all that life... more info

Herbie Hancock interview

5258 days ago
The TelegraphHerbie Hancock on his inspirational new album The Imagine Project, his support for Obama, and the magic of learning from Miles Davis. more info

GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: Miles Davis vs. Don Draper

5258 days ago
All About JazzDefinitely worth a read. Good stuff. Yet, for all of its strengths, Mad Men wouldn't be nearly so appealing if not for the fact that it is set during a time when America was neatly divided between the hip and the square. It's important to point out... more info

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Wynton Marsalis, "The Magic Hour" (2004)

5260 days ago
All About JazzBy Nick Deriso"The Magic Hour" by Louisiana-born trumpeter Wynton Marsalis was that sweetest of swinging homecomings--like time spent laughing with old friends on a front porch. We have Marsalis returning finally to small-band work--where he once sp... more info

GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: "Operators" Are Standing By

5263 days ago
All About JazzSome have castigated the recent alliance between Sony and the Miles Davis estate which offers "A mouthpiece replica of exactly the 'Gustat' Heim 2 model used by Davis especially created by Kanstul," t-shirts and other fascinating items. They even thr... more info

EVENT: Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola September 2010 Lineup

5264 days ago
All About JazzCoca-Cola Generations In Jazz Festival The Coca-Cola Generations In Jazz Festival from September 6-October 10, 2010, features a full array of jazz performers from 15-92 years of age, a multi-generational exploration of the full spectrum of jazz trad... more info

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: The Genius of Miles Davis: 43-CD Collection Assembles All Eight Multi-CD Box Sets Released Between 1996 and 2007, Winners of Eight Grammy Awards

5265 days ago
All About JazzHOUSED IN AN ACTUAL TRUMPET CASE! Eight original box sets packaged in an individually-numbered, full-size trumpet case (21A1/2" x 11" x 8"), with extras: replica of Miles' trumpet mouthpiece, previously unseen lithograph by Miles, exclusive t-shirt,... more info

Harry Beckett obituary

5266 days ago
Guardian MusicJazz trumpeter and composer, his genial, unmistakable sound became legendaryBlindfold tests – invitations to identify players by listening to short snatches of their work – have always been popular challenges in jazz circles. There have been a fe... more info

TV/FILM: A Haunting Miles Davis Film Score

5268 days ago
All About JazzLouis Malle's 1958 film Ascenseur pour l'A(C)chafraud (Elevator to the Gallows) is legendary for a number of reasons. It helped usher in the French New Wave film movement, it made Jeanne Moreau a star, and it has a haunting score by Miles Davis. The ... more info

Trumpeting Miles Davis

5268 days ago
TopixMiles Davis, from the photo shoot for the 1985 album You're Under Arrest. Anthony Barboza An off-beat exhibit exploring the life and work of the legendary musician gives both jazz newbies and serious fans plenty to groove to J.D. Considine From Satur... more info

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