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

All About Jazz — "We Want Miles" - Miles Davis vs. JazzApril 30 to August 29, 2010 in Montreal Designed and organized by the Cite de la musique, Paris, with the support of Miles Davis Properties, LLC, in collaboration with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, "We Wan... more info

All About Jazz — Grammy-nominated Trumpeter Christian Scott to Release Yesterday You Said Tomorrow March 30 on Concord Jazz Christian Scott On March 30, star trumpeter Christian Scott will release Yesterday You Said Tomorrow, his all-new 10-song collection. The ... more info

All About Jazz — Tokyo is a city filled with secret jazz fanatics. Theres always a chance that the non-descript, suited salaryman sitting next to you on that train has a room in his apartment thats packed to the ceiling with old Miles Davis and John Coltrane vinyl LP... more info

All About Jazz — The Village Vanguard is observing its 75th anniversary this week. Joe Lovano and the band he calls Us Five are playing there through Sunday. I wish that I could attend. But I shouldn't be greedy; in my New York years, I was fortunate to be in the clu... more info