Buffalo News, New York — Wynton Marsalis never was going to be the next Miles Davis. He was never going to be the next Duke Ellington, either. more info

Guardian Music — (Jazz Granada)Disassembler features the compositions of its guitarist/leader Trevor Warren and the distinctive solo voices of trombonist Annie Whitehead and saxophonist Mark Lockheart. Warren's striking themes and rousing arrangements lift it far abo... more info

All About Jazz — If you were a record producer in the late 1940s, you pretty much had to invent the job. At the dawn of the LP era, there were no rules, no models and no mentors. As George Avakian discovered at Columbia Records, new ways to package pop and jazz music... more info

All About Jazz — For 15 years before he moved to the US from his native Brazil in 1993, Jovino Santos Neto was the pianist and arranger for Hermeto Pascoal, whom Miles Davis is said to have called, "the most impressive musician in the world." Santos Neto lives and te... more info

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