Guardian Music — Barbican/Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonMerely by setting foot on stage bearing a tenor saxophone and scattering a few clues to his signature calypso, St Thomas, Sonny Rollins does enough to make a London jazz festival crowd feel privileged to be in th... more info

Guardian Music — (Solar)On this this set of live trio recordings from March 1959, the perfectionist virtuoso Sonny Rollins is at a crossroads, established as a star after his 50s albums, such as Saxophone Colossus, but just about to make his famous three-year withdr... more info

Guardian Music — Radical free-jazz saxophonist with a devoted followingDavid S Ware, the saxophonist whose monumental sound matched his physical stature, has died aged 62 following complications from a kidney transplant he underwent in 2009. Ware, who was mentored by... more info

Guardian Music — In this fifth of a series of monthly columns, John Fordham picks out his musical milestones from recent weeks. Tell us in the comments section below if there's things we've missed, plus what you'd like to see John covering in next month's edition1) D... more info

Guardian Music — (Nonesuch)American pianist Brad Mehldau has explored many styles and partnerships since his emergence in the early 1990s, but most of his recordings have been for an acoustic trio – drummer Jeff Ballard joined bassist Larry Grenadier from 2005 – ... more info

Guardian Music — (Lost Marble)Django Bates has done it again. In 2010, he received rapturous cheers for his Beloved Bird album, dedicated to bebop sax genius Charlie Parker. This is the five-star follow-up, also with the young Danish bass and drums team of Petter Eld... more info

Guardian Music — The London Jazz festival today announces the lineup for its 20th festival with over 250 shows at over 50 venues across the city.The festival, which runs from 9 to 18 November, will host some of jazz's biggest stars, including Herbie Hancock playing h... more info

Guardian Music — Nordic country music, British folk and some gold-standard jazz in London and BirminghamSusannaThe Norwegian founder of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra tours material from her new album, Wild Dog: ethereal songs that suggest a kind of 21st-century N... more info

Guardian Music — (Resteamed)When Stan Tracey was the house pianist at Ronnie Scott's in the 1960s, he creatively accompanied most of American jazz's biggest stars, including saxophonists Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins and the former Duke Ellington Orchestra ... more info

Mercury News, California — Also: Legendary drummer Jack DeJohnette celebrates 70th birthday with tour that will make several Bay Area stops. more info