Mercury News, California — Bassist Christian McBride puts together a tribute to an often overlooked part of Herbie Hancock's career. more info

Topix — Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Wynton Marsalis will be among the performers headlining this summer's Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island Organizers on Tuesday announced the lineup for the three-day festival opening Aug. more info

KNVA TV, Austin TX — Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea and Wynton Marsalis will be among the performers headlining this summer's Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island more info

All About Jazz — Concert curated by National Jazz Museum in Harlem will feature Hancock veterans Bennie Maupin, Eddie Henderson, Billy Hart, and others Bass phenom and National Jazz Museum in Harlem (NJMH) co-director Christian McBride performs a tribute to the musi... more info

Guardian Music — Following news that Gwyneth Paltrow is the uninspiring choice to play Marlene Dietrich in a forthcoming biopic, we have higher hopes for the Don Cheadle-directed film about the late, great Miles Davis. Davis's nephew confirmed this week that Cheadle ... more info

All About Jazz — Celebrated Pianist Geri Allen To Debut Ambitious and Diverse Recordings on MotemaFlying Toward The Sound (Available March 30th)Geri Allen and Timeline - Live (Available June 8th)It is a sign not only of greatness but vitality when artists repeatedly ... more info

All About Jazz — When Benin-born guitarist and vocalist Lionel Loueke was touring with jazz ensembles led by Terence Blanchard and Herbie Hancock, both bandleaders went out of their way to showcase his talents. Yet it wasn't until Loueke recorded a series of solo CDs... more info

The Playlist — It's been a while since we've heard from Don Cheadle's Miles Davis biopic but in an interview with Parade, the actor provided updates on the project previously described as a "cradle-to-grave, historically accurate depiction of who he was" rather th... more info

All About Jazz — HERBIE HANCOCK'S "THE IMAGINE PROJECT" SET FOR RELEASE JUNE 22nd; CD AND DOCUMENTARY RECORDED AROUND THE GLOBE AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY TOUR DATES TO COINCIDE WITH HANCOCK'S 70TH BIRTHDAY Hancock joined by Anoushka Shankar, Seal, Pink, Jeff Beck, ... more info

MTV.com News — 'We try to get it live as much as we can,' Johnson tells MTV News of his recording process.By James Montgomery Jack Johnson Photo: MTV News Jack Johnson's last album, 2008's Sleep Through the Static, bested the likes of Alicia Keys and She... more info