Chicago Tribune — John McLaughlin is in the midst of his final U.S. tour, but he will never forget the lesson he learned from his mentor and friend, Miles Davis, when he first played with the jazz legend in America in the late ’60s. “The first gig I did with him w... more info

Nialler9 — Following on from the success of Vinyl & Wine’s regular vinyl listening gatherings, a new monthly event, brought to you by Improvised Music Company (IMC), is exploring the story of jazz through vinyl playback gatherings of the most iconic ... more info

Core News — “Alexei Sayle takes over the Sunday Service spinning songs that he has a vague connection as well as some he has absolutely no connection with. Expect two hours of tracks including Sleaford Mods, Miles Davis, Kate Tempest and The Rubberbandits.” ... more info

XLR8R — Bob Power is a producer, engineer, and mixer with award-winning, critically acclaimed records under his belt from A Tribe Called Quest, D’Angelo, Miles Davis (posthumously), Chaka Khan, and Erykah Badu, among many others. As part of t... more info

Kings of A&R — Having just finished touring with Eric Benét and Marsha Ambrosius on the M.E. Tour, rising pop artist Jessica Jolia released Want You that comes off the upcoming album Hearts & Daggers. Citing Stevie Wonder, Prince, Chaka Khan, Miles Davis as influ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Bustle recommended August's best nonfiction books. Noisey shared an introduction to the music of Miles Davis. Vol. 1 Brooklyn, BBC Culture, and Entertainment Weekly recommended August's best new books. Hamilton Leithauser covered Talking Heads' "Road... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Having grown up on Miles Davis and John Coltrane, among other innovative giants of jazz, Brown is drawn to rap’s trailblazers as well. more info

JamBase — Watch pro-shot footage of Tuesday night's entire Dead & Company show at Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta. more info

JamBase — Full Show Friday celebrates what would have been jazz legend Miles Davis’ birthday today with an audio recording from 1970. more info

Chicago Tribune — The best musical tributes look forward, not back, illuminating how a jazz musician's life impacted what was yet to come. To varying degrees, the homages to singer Ella Fitzgerald and trumpeter Miles Davis that played Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center... more info