Mercury News, California — Tony Bennett, 86, and Christian Scott, 29, were two sides of the multi-generational jazz coin at the Monterey Jazz Festival. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The jazz trumpeter calls on the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, an imprisonment of a homeless woman and other injustices in an engaging set at the Blue Whale.On "Danziger Bridge Massacre," the concluding number of Christian Scott's second 45-minute set... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The trumpeter's new double album both acknowledges and extends his jazz inheritance. Christian Scott's new record, Christian aTunde Adjuah, comes out July 31. Read more » more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonGeorge Benson, the soul and R&B superstar, made his mark as a Wes Montgomery-inspired jazz-guitar virtuoso initially, but his lustrous vocal sound brought him a triple-platinum smash in 1976 with the album Breezin', and he ha... more info

Guardian Music — (Concord)New Orleans trumpeter Christian Scott's 2010 album Yesterday You Said Tomorrow received acclaim for its balance of early-jazz brass power and contemporary urban sounds, and for the unflinching social and political agenda he managed to raise ... more info

Guardian Music — (Concord)The title refers to the distance between the United States and Cuba – this album featuring American contemporary jazz stars David Sánchez (sax), Christian Scott (trumpet) and Stefon Harris (vibes) being the culmination of a year of negoti... more info

Totally Fuzzy — On their first collaborative album, the three jazz musicians follow in the footsteps of Nat King Cole, Tito Puente and other American artists who've traveled to Havana and immersed themselves in Cuban clave rhythms. Read more » 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

The Telegraph — From heavy lament to puckish sensibility: three performers create some undeniably impressive music. Rating: Christian Scott: * * *; Courtney Pine: * * *; Martial Solal: * * * * * more info

All About Jazz — Soulive Announces US Tour Dates Rubber Soulive Debuts at No. 1 on iTunes Jazz Soulive has announced U.S. tour dates for the remainder of 2010 in support of their ninth studio album, Rubber Soulive. The 27-show run kicks off this weekend with a New Y... more info