Popdose — Miles Davis once quipped that he had changed the course of jazz “four or five times.” If you know anything about jazz, and I don’t profess to know much, you know that it was no idle boast. One of those times came with the release of Bitches Bre... more info

All About Jazz — Legendary drummer Omar Hakim (Weather Report, Sting, Miles Davis, David Bowie, et al.) has teamed up with pianist extraordinaire Rachel Z, whose work with Wayne Shorter, Steps Ahead, and Peter Gabriel has earned her international recognition and accl... more info

All About Jazz — All About Jazz is celebrating Kenny Dorham's birthday today! Kenny DorhamOvershadowed for most of his career by the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, and Lee Morgan... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Ke... more info

All About Jazz — By Pico When a great, small combo jazz pianist makes a solo record, it usually doesn't signal that pianist's arrival, it means he's solidifying his legacy. We witnessed this with Art Tatum's Solo Masterpieces recordings made at the end of his life. ... more info

All About Jazz — Bologna has been loving jazz since 1958. All the greatest musicians played at its Jazz Festival, the most ancient one in Italy: m: Chet Baker, m: Duke Ellington, m: Ella Fitzgerald, m: Sarah Vaughan, m: Keith Jarrett, m: Miles Davis... more info

All About Jazz — That other Miles Davis website has posted something of interest. It's nothing to stop-the-presses, but it's something. They've posted a group photo of Erin Davis, Steve Baigelman (screenwriter for Miles Davis Biopic), Don Cheadle, Darryl Porter, Vinc... more info

Guardian Music — Miranda Sawyer is joined in the studio this month by Sam Baker, the editor of Red Magazine and the author of The Stepmothers' Support Group, and Zoe Williams, Guardian columnist and the author of Bring it On, Baby.Stepmothers are the stuff of fairy t... more info

All About Jazz — It's eerily appropriate, in a way—Jimmy Cobb is the only musician missing from the photos of the famous "Kind of Blue" recording sessions that decorate his bedroom. He's also the last one still living, a fact he's reminded of every day he awake... more info

Guardian Music — (Sony)As with last year's Kind of Blue 50th-birthday extravaganza, this 40th-year equivalent for Bitches Brew is more of a luxury gift than an essential. The electric sound and thundering Latin-rock grooves might have broken with the cool-jazz trad... more info

All About Jazz — Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted othe... more info