Guardian Music — Following news that Gwyneth Paltrow is the uninspiring choice to play Marlene Dietrich in a forthcoming biopic, we have higher hopes for the Don Cheadle-directed film about the late, great Miles Davis. Davis's nephew confirmed this week that Cheadle ... more info

All About Jazz — The production company Entertainment St. Louis has announced plans to stage a blues festival this summer in downtown St. Louis and also to take over and move an existing (but as yet unnamed) jazz festival to an unspecified downtown location.The River... more info

All About Jazz — The arrival of jazz trumpeter Jeff Lofton By Michael Barnes | Thursday, March 4, 2010, 05:27 PM Austin American Statesmen Did jazz trumpeter Jeff Lofton really immigrate to Austin just three years ago? It seems like he and his writer/publicist wif... more info

All About Jazz — The Yellowjackets featuring Mike Stern Debut at Jazz at Lincoln Center Edmar Castaneda Trio Opens with Special Guest Andrea Tierra April 29-May 1 - Rose Theater The Yellowjackets demonstrate the sound that has made them international headliner... more info

All About Jazz — I consider Marvin Gaye's What's Going On to be one of the last great jazz albums. Though technically a soul recording, much of its heart remains deeply rooted in jazz's orchestral tradition and progressive consciousness. The party chatter that opens ... more info

Live Daily — After 35 years of playing trademark boogie and blues, George Thorogood [ tickets ] has no thoughts about making any changes to his image, style or music. His last two albums--2006's "The Hard Stuff" and last summer's "The Dirty Dozen"--have been ball... more info

ContactMusic — MILES DAVIS' nephew has confirmed reports DON CHEADLE will play the jazz legend in a new biopic.Vince Wilburn, Jr. reveals Cheadle will also direct the film and... more info

The Playlist — It's been a while since we've heard from Don Cheadle's Miles Davis biopic but in an interview with Parade, the actor provided updates on the project previously described as a "cradle-to-grave, historically accurate depiction of who he was" rather th... more info

Guardian Music — Last time focused on blurring the truth. This week we're after songs that are lost in the allureA warm hello to each and every one of you. What a week. I think we can safely say that, looking at the size and quality of responses, popular music does d... more info

All About Jazz — Jazz legend Herbie Hancock will be feted at a belated 70th birthday bash at Carnegie Hall that will highlight the revival of a major summer jazz festival in the Big Apple. The pianist, who turns 70 on April 12, will be joined by comedian Bill Cosb... more info