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Harry Beckett obituary

5674 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

5676 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

5676 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

Fortieth Anniversary Edition of Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew" coming out this September

5677 days ago
AltsoundsA Fortieth Anniversary collector's edition of Miles Davis' classic, groundbreaking jazz fusion album "Bitches Brew" is coming out this September. This special edition three CD/DVD release will include studio outtakes, an audio live performance, and a... more info

Great moments in jazz: Ornette Coleman defines the Shape of Jazz to Come

5677 days ago
Guardian MusicInitially regarded as a fraud or a fool, his playing influenced half a century of jazz – and this album defines his greatness more than any otherLast summer Ornette Coleman, the then 79 year-old saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer from F... more info

Various Artists: Larkin's Jazz | Jazz review

5678 days ago
Guardian Music(Properbox)This four-disc box-set amounts to exactly what it says on the tin. English poet Philip Larkin, who was the Daily Telegraph's jazz critic in the 60s, loved jazz passionately from his teens in the mid-1930s to his death, entranced by the joy... more info

WDR SO/Bychkov | Classical review

5679 days ago
Guardian MusicRoyal Albert Hall, LondonWith the exception of the Berlin Philharmonic, the world's greatest orchestras are conspicuous by their absence from this year's Proms. There is still, though, an impressive lineup of high-class, if less glamorous, visiting b... more info

Review: At Kuumbwa, 26-year-old pianist Gerald Clayton makes old standards new again

5679 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaMuch of the time, Clayton's trio felt like the meeting place of two worlds: mid-'60s Miles Davis filtered through the lens of neo-soul. more info

EVENT: Tribute to the Jazz Pianist Hank Jones

5683 days ago
All About JazzBACK in 1979, when Mark Morganelli was presenting jazz in his East Village loft, he inadvertently gave the drummer Jimmy Cobb a check that bounced. Mr. Cobb--who was already a prominent figure in jazz, having appeared with Miles Davis on classic reco... more info

Readers recommend: songs about manual labour

5685 days ago
Guardian MusicLast week it was all about a coming together of hands. This week, it's hands again; but hands that are hard at workLast week, eh? What a wonderful time it was. A thing of joy, wonder and colliding palms; truly what RR is all about. I would cry, if I ... more info

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