Guardian Music — Versatile pianist and a member of a musical dynasty, he bridged the jazz generationsThe distinguished African-American pianist Ray Bryant, who has died aged 79 after a long illness, became a fixture of the jazz mainstream after enjoying a measure of... more info

Guardian Music — Ronnie Scott's, LondonThe 29-year-old Californian trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire sets the mind searching for comparisons – and in his case, they're with some of the biggest names in the most African-American incarnations of jazz, Miles Davis included... more info

Detroit Free Press — Detroit tenor saxophonist and clarinetist Chris Collins met Italian saxophonist Emanuele Cisi in New York in 2007. The two found friendship and inspiration in their common post-bop styles, their similar heroes (John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, et al.) a... more info

Guardian Music — (Dreyfus)This two-CD (plus DVD) set is a better bet than last year's A Night in Monte Carlo: it celebrates the same creative funkiness of the mid-80s Miles Davis bands that bass guitar virtuoso and composer/arranger Miller had a big hand in, but here... more info

Guardian Music — As part of our new online city guides, we asked music experts to compile a playlist to their city. Here, jazz musician Olivier Hutman charts the heart and soul of Paris from Edith Piaf to Serge GainsbourgWhile compiling our new online guides to the m... more info

USA Today Music — For all of the longtime jazz fans who habitually fret about what has become of the art form and whether it's endangered, Sonny Rollins offers ... more info

Guardian Music — He's not without his critics, but Marsalis's dedication to the spirit of jazz is more than worthy of a place in the hall of greatsLike Sonny Rollins, Keith Jarrett and the late Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis is one of a handful of jazz instrumentalists... more info

Guardian Music — Vortex, LondonThe kind of free-improvised jazz that used to drive people screaming for the exits has been celebrated in a big way around London's Dalston in recent days. Eager, mixed-generation crowds packed Cafe Oto last week for rambunctious sax an... more info

Guardian Music — (Candid)Kyle Eastwood and his UK band are touring with this simple, soul-and-Latin-jazzy mix of handy hooks for the hard-boppish hornblowing of Graeme Flowers and saxist Graeme Blevins that sometimes mirrors the economical and unhurried delivery of K... more info

Guardian Music — (Babel)Close on the heels of his fine, free-jazz duo album with percussionist Javier Carmona, young saxophonist Mark Hanslip makes a powerful impact on the second album by British group Twelves (formerly Twelves Trio, but now including alt-rock guit... more info