All About Jazz — Highlights include performances at the Forbidden City Concert Hall and the Entertainment Hall of the Shanghai 2010 Expo Washington, D.C.--The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz will continue its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Department of ... more info

Guardian Music — Composer, conductor, vocalist, YouTube inspiration: you can't pin Bobby McFerrin down. His latest idea? Completely improvised concertsLast year, Bobby McFerrin was one of a panel of experts at the World Science festival in New York, discussing music ... more info

Destination Out — DUNIA BARAKA Kawaida Kawaida O’Be Records : 1969 Albert “Tootie” Heath, drums; Don Cherry, trumpet; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Ed Blackwell, percussion; Mtume, congas. A FLOWER IS A LOVESOME THING GOO... more info

Guardian Music — (Edition)Regular jazz lineups are hard to sustain in the choppy waters of the jazz economy. Worthy successors to head-turning first albums are just as tough a proposition. And running an influential jazz record label is probably harder than both. The... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Eclecticipher said... Dj Food - A Recipe for Disaster (Ninja Tune) http://eclecticipher.blogspot.com CrimsonKing said... N E W B L O G Wavemaker - Where Are We Captain? Gatto Marte - Sogni di Bimba Calomito - Inaudito Yügen - Labirinto d'Acqua Ku... more info

Totally Fuzzy — DOUBLE AVENUE said... ROB SWIFT Under the Influence mixed by Rob Swift (2003) For this installment of Six Degrees' Under The Influence series, Rob Swift, a renowned member of hip hop's premiere crew of turntable mavericks, the X-ecutioners, has compi... more info

The Music Fix — Fans of the Congolese band include Beck, Thom Yorke, Björk and Herbie Hancock. more info

All About Jazz — Los Angeles, CA -- In honor of Herbie Hancock's 70th birthday on Monday, April 12th, fans around the globe were offered the opportunity to download a free track, "The Song Goes On," from Herbie Hancock's The Imagine Project, set for release on June 2... more info

All About Jazz — Guitarist Tom Lagana Stakes His Claim on Second CD; Sax legend George Garzone Guests on SchematicScheduled for May release on Harvest Time RecordsFor the past decade, guitarist Tom Lagana has been quietly carving out a niche on the D.C.-Baltimore-Ann... more info

All About Jazz — Grammy Award-winning bassist and composer Christian McBride to launch new weekly show "The Lowdown: Conversations with Christian" on SIRIUS XM's Real Jazz channel Specials featuring music by legendary jazz musicians Herbie Hancock, Maceo Parker, Qu... more info