Guardian Music — 'I often take my children on tour. I order them room service, wash their clothes in the sink - then do my show'What got you started?My family. My dad's mum and dad were coal-miners; they had a piano, and loved music like Fats Waller. Then on my moth... more info

All About Jazz — Nicholas Payton has to be on the short list of the finest living jazz trumpeters. Early in his career, he was a protg of fellow New Orleans native Wynton Marsalis. But Payton has long since established himself as an esteemed artist in his own right, ... more info

NME - Radar — The Orkney Isles are a strange place. This is the kind of thing they do to pass the time: An archipelago off the coast of northern Scotland, it's cut-off from much modern humdrum and rich in folklore and tradition, notably about tales of the Trow,... more info

Detroit Free Press — Hornsby has proved a versatile figure since emerging on '80s pop radio with plaintive piano hits like "The Way It Is." He and his jazz-rock outfit arrive with tunes from their Verve release "Levitate." more info

All About Jazz — LONDON CONCERT FULL OF CCR AND SOLO HITS John Fogerty John Fogerty's New DVD Comin' Down The Road: The Concert At Royal Albert Hall will be released November 3 On Fortunate Son Records / Verve Forecast. The concert features Fogerty roaring through... more info

Altsounds — Recording artist and actress KATHARINE MCPHEE, is preparing to release her second album - UNBROKEN - on Verve Records, home to some of the most renowned vocalists of all time, including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday and more recently... more info

Mjsbigblog — Katharine McPhee debuts the new video for her single “Had it All” from her upcoming album, Unbroken, set to be released in January, from Verve records. In the video, scenes of Katharine wandering around the desert in high heels are inter-cut wi... more info

MTV.com News — While critics liked his first single, 'Let's Just Fall in Love Again,' it failed to make an impact on the charts.By Jim Cantiello "American Idol" castoff Jason Castro Photo: Gary Gershoff/ WireImage Looks like Jason Castro fans are going t... more info

All About Jazz — FIRST SOLO RECORD IN FOUR YEARS Verve Records is very excited to announce the release of Jamie Cullum's first solo record in four years. The record is called The Pursuit and is being released March 2, 2010. It's Cullum's fifth record in a genre-de... more info

Scotsman.com — GERRY MULLIGAN – PAUL DESMOND QUARTET * * * * * Blues In Time Verve 0602517995789, £9.78 more info