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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Gerry Gibbs and the Electric Thrasher Orchestra - Play the Music of Miles Davis 1967-1975 (2010)

5872 days ago
All About JazzBy PicoI freakin' love the music of Miles Davis. I once named a dog "Miles Davis." I've written tons about Miles Davis. Even compare most every artist who's doing something cool and expansive to Miles Davis. And when a musician takes on a project pro... more info

50 great moments in jazz: Duke Ellington plays Newport jazz festival

5874 days ago
Guardian MusicDuke Ellington's postwar reputation was faltering until one spectacular night in Newport in 1956 that would alter his fortunes for everJazz was finding itself in a changed world by the mid-1950s – though not all the changes disadvantaged it. T... more info

OBITUARY: Mike Zwerin, Jazz Critic and Author, is Dead at 79

5874 days ago
All About JazzMike Zwerin, a jazz trombonist who became a prominent jazz critic and author, died Friday in Paris after a long illness. He was 79. When he was 18, nervously sitting in with Art Blakeys group at Mintons Playhouse, in Harlem, Mr. Zwerin was noticed b... more info

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Wadada Leo Smith and His Golden Quartet

5875 days ago
All About JazzThe spirit of Miles Davis was in the air at Barnsdall Gallery Theater on Saturday night. A genre deeply tied to its history, jazz is somewhat unique in that its players are inevitably linked to those who defined their given instrument's sound. Take... more info

Live: Wadada Leo Smith and his Golden Quartet

5875 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentThe trumpeter taps into Miles Davis' fire and finesse Saturday night at Barnsdall Gallery Theater. The spirit of Miles Davis was in the air at Barnsdall Galler... more info

Live review: Wadada Leo Smith and his Golden Quartet

5875 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissThe trumpeter taps into Miles Davis' fire and finesse Saturday night at Barnsdall Gallery Theater. The spirit of Miles Davis was in the air at Barnsdall Gallery Theater on Saturday night. A genre deeply tied to its history, jazz is... more info

OBITUARY: Jazz Critic Mike Zwerin, Miles Davis Protege, Dies at Age 79

5877 days ago
All About JazzMike Zwerin, a jazzman who got his first break jamming with Miles Davis a half-century ago, has died aged 79. Zwerin was a trombonist who became the Paris-based jazz critic for the International Herald Tribune and later for Bloomberg News. He died a... more info

Josefine Cronholm: Songs of the Falling Feather | CD review

5879 days ago
Guardian Music(ACT)Maybe it's an indication of the poise and clarity running beneath the apparent mayhem in composer Django Bates's music that he chose Swedish singer Josefine Cronholm as principal vocalist for his Quiet Nights band. This stately, pure-toned vocal... more info

Erykah Badu: New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh | CD review

5879 days ago
Guardian MusicAt first, it seems Erykah Badu's revolution has been put on hold – but, says Alexis Petridis, digging deeper pays dividendsIt sold millions of albums, but there was always something underwhelming about the mid-90s genre nu-soul. It was indebte... more info

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Jeremy Pelt - Men of Honor (2010)

5881 days ago
All About JazzBy PicoDid Columbia Records just pull a forgotten Miles Davis Second Great Quintet record out of the vault and dropped it unsuspectingly on the public? Because when I listen to Jeremy Pelt's new CD Men Of Honor (released January 26), it often feels l... more info

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