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Gunther Schuller: Conducting? He wrote the book

5745 days ago
Guardian MusicHe 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

BOOK/MAGAZINE: Aural History

5746 days ago
All About JazzFor 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

EVENT: "We Want Miles": Miles Davis vs. Jazz

5747 days ago
All About JazzThe 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

50 great moments in jazz: John Coltrane's giant step for improvisation

5749 days ago
Guardian MusicPerhaps 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

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Miles Davis - The Complete 'On the Corner' Sessions (2007)

5749 days ago
All About JazzBy PicoMiles Davis is takin' it to the streets.In late spring of 1972, Davis broke a two year hiatus from the studio to act upon his most daring idea of his 45 year recording history: to create music that finally is completely absent of any jazz aest... more info

INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Drummer Lenny White Interviewed at AllAboutJazz.com...And More!

5750 days ago
All About JazzSince first showing up on the radar on m: Miles Davis' iconic Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1970) at the age of 19, drummer Lenny White has gone from success to success, most notably for his tenure as a member of m: Chick Corea's legendary electric group m... more info

Eivind Aarset & the Sonic Codex Orchestra: Live Extracts | CD review

5753 days ago
Guardian Music(Jazzland)Sound-effects guitarist Aarset played on saxist Andy Sheppard's ECM debut recording last year, but this compilation of material from his own live shows better represents him. Aarset has jazz roots, but he's a sonic landscape painter in ele... more info

Harry Klein obituary

5754 days ago
Guardian MusicOne of the most highly rated jazz baritone saxophonists of the 50sWhen the Melody Maker was the voice of jazz in Britain, Harry Klein, who has died aged 81, topped its readers' poll as the UK's No 1 baritone saxophonist for four years in a row, from ... more info

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

5754 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

5755 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

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