Guardian Music — The only thing you could really expect from jazz in the noughties was the unexpectedJazz sounds different now; different from the way it sounded in the century that spawned it. It's not that over the last 10 years musicians have stopped improvising p... more info

Guardian Music — (Enja)This is an intriguing and overlooked curiosity from the great arranger/composer Gil Evans (the modest magician who created such haunting orchestral settings for Miles Davis in the 1950s and early 60s), the German label Enja having remastered it... more info

All About Jazz — Monster, renowned for its many advanced consumer electronics accessories and fast becoming one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-performance headphones, is proud to announce the upcoming introduction of the world's first audio hardware pro... more info

All About Jazz — WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fifty years after jazz legend {{Miles Davis = 6144}} recorded Kind of Blue, the House voted Tuesday to honor the landmark album's contribution to the genre. Davis collaborated on the record with saxophonists {{John Coltrane = 5851... more info

A landmark album by jazz musician Miles Davis is commended by the US House of Representatives 50 years after it was released. more info

Rolling Stone — Broken Bells — the collaboration between Danger Mouse and the Shins’ James Mercer — will release their debut album March 9th, Pitchfork reports. Starting December 21st, first single “The High Road” will be available on the band’s Website.... more info

BBC News - UK — A landmark album by jazz musician Miles Davis is commended by the US House of Representatives 50 years after it was released. more info

MSN Music — House recognizes 50th anniversary of Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" album more info

All About Jazz — The music may never again be a popular force, but it is still swinging--if you know where to listen. Put yourself in this jazz musician's shoes for a minute. Your record label just dropped two of its most acclaimed acts from the roster in order to a... more info

All About Jazz — In the center column, slightly south, you will find the latest Rifftides recommendations in Doug's Picks. We suggest two new CDs, an imperishable 50-year-old recording, a DVD of a blistering big band and a book held over from last time because readin... more info