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50 great moments in jazz: Charlie Parker's final years

6238 days ago
Guardian Music — In the eight years following his release from a mental hospital in 1947, Parker produced a great deal of astonishing jazzCharlie Parker's Relaxin' at Camarillo, written after his six-month stay at the Camarillo State Mental hospital, showcases a new ... more info

MUSIC INDUSTRY: Miles Davis Lived Here

6241 days ago
All About Jazz — The 1983 Buff and Hensman contemporary on the west end of Malibu was a beachfront hangout for the jazz legend Miles Davis. Ocean views and a bountiful flower and vegetable garden create a peaceful setting for this 1983 Buff and Hensman beachfront ... more info

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Miles Davis Masterly Kind of Blue Turns 50

6245 days ago
All About Jazz — One of the greatest records ever made continues to define jazz music. Miles Davis's recording session in 1959 for Kind of Blue. It's a record that sounds like it was made yesterday. It's as hip as anything on the planet. It's the accumulation of e... more info

Happy 50th, Ronnie Scott's

6246 days ago
Guardian Music — Half a decade ago, a nightclub opened that would change British music for ever. John Fordham talks about Ronnie Scott's with some of the jazz legends who played there over the yearsWhen I first heard jazz, I just liked the sound of its voice, the way... more info

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Prestige Releases New Coltrane Box Set - Side Steps

6246 days ago
All About Jazz — Side Steps the third and final set in a series of Coltrane Box Sets, hits stores today via Prestige Records. The 5-CD set captures Coltrane in a supporting role, as a sideman to leaders like Sonny Rollins, Gene Ammons, Red Garland, Tadd Dameron and o... more info

Insiders, jazz greats mull importance of 'Kind of Blue' as masterpiece turns 50

6246 days ago
Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — NEW YORK - Jimmy Cobb could hardly imagine he would be making history when he arrived at Columbia Records' 30th Street Studio 50 years ago for the first of two recording sessions with Miles Davis. more info

When jazz album covers were as fiery as the music inside

6249 days ago
Guardian Music — After the 1960s, jazz got loud and angry. And so did its record sleevesIt was a time when white visitors to New York took a deep breath and rode the subway to 125th Street, since cab drivers cruising the midtown streets could not be persuaded to take... more info

RADIO/PODCAST: The Jazz Session #91: Mike Stern

6250 days ago
All About Jazz — Guitarist Mike Stern has played with everyone. And yes, that includes Miles Davis. After decades in the business, he could easily be resting on his laurels. Instead, hes pushing himself into new territory, as displayed on his CD Big Neighborhood (Hea... more info

Thom Yorke is wise to catch a Flea

6253 days ago
Guardian Music — If the Radiohead frontman wants to recreate his Eraser album live, then the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist is the man to help him – despite being famous for wearing a sock over his penisWe seem to be entering an era of peculiar collaborations. ... more info

Branford Marsalis Gallery Spotlight: Boston, MA - Sept. 23, 2009

6256 days ago
Live Daily — For New Orleans native and Grammy Award winner Branford Marsalis [ tickets ], becoming a jazz musician was almost a foregone conclusion. Alongside siblings Wynton, Delfeayo and Jason, his musical education began early by way of his pianist/teacher fa... more info

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