Guardian Music — When its star artist Esbjörn Svensson died in a scuba accident, ACT Records almost called it a day. Instead, it's just reached its 20th anniversary on top of the jazz worldIf Stax, Motown or Sun Records figure in pop iconography as labels almost as ... more info

Guardian Music — It's been 12 years since the reclusive soul genius released Voodoo, and now there is mounting evidence he's ready to re-enter the game, albeit in his own weird wayReclusive soul genius D'Angelo resurfaced yesterday in a typically weird way: with a co... more info

Guardian Music — Actor says his long anticipated film will be a 'cubist' take on the jazz legend's later life and not a conventional biopicAlmost two years after it was announced that Don Cheadle would direct a film about Miles Davis, taking the lead role himself, th... more info

Guardian Music — What can Duke Ellington and Miles Davis teach entrepreneurs? Quite a lot, say Warwick academicsDuke Ellington, Miles Davis and Art Blakey are widely recognised as three of the greatest jazz band leaders of the 20th century. But did you ever consider ... more info

Guardian Music — Influential American jazz multi-instrumentalist who remained at the cutting edgeThe multi-instrumentalist Sam Rivers, who has died aged 88, was one of the last messengers from the 1940s bebop era and the classic decades of jazz. Accomplished on tenor... more info

Mercury News, California — ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Sam Rivers, an internationally-known jazz musician who played with Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie, has died. more info

ContactMusic — Jazz legend Miles Davis one-time saxophonist Sam Rivers has died in Florida aged 88 The influential musician who also performed with Billie Holiday died from pneumonia on Monday 26Dec11 Also a celebrated pianist and flautist Rivers was best... more info

Guardian Music — Joe Loss vocalist and creator of the secret lemonade drinkerThe jazz and pop musician Ross MacManus, who has died aged 84, was a featured singer in the 1960s with Britain's leading dance band, the Joe Loss orchestra, and in the 1970s the creator of t... more info

Guardian Music — This jazz ebook provides a fascinating delve into the extensive Guardian and Observer archive of coverage from 1917 to the present dayBuy Kindle edition or get it as an iBookThe Guardian and Observer newspapers have covered jazz in all its shapes and... more info

Guardian Music — Crying at Christmas, pulling a pistol on Santa, doing something unspeakable to a snowman. Here is your idea of jingle hellHo ho ho? No, no, no. This week's been a catalogue of misanthropy, self-loathing and seasonal ill-will. I can't say I didn't ask... more info