All About Jazz — Concord Jazz star trumpeter Christian Scott has released the first single from his upcoming new album. Recorded at the renowned Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey by legendary engineer Rudy Van Gelder (John Coltrane, Miles Davis and He... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — There are people who despise country music who will admit to liking him. Notorious honky hater Miles Davis named a composition for him. He's a country star who releases what he wants — even a reggae album and a single about (closeted) male homosexu... more info

New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — The flagship band of the West Coast Black Rock Coalition wing, beloved by artists from the late Miles Davis to OutKast, Fishbone has long persisted as vital pioneers of Stateside ska, striving tirelessly toward an equivalence of diverse styles and vi... more info

Guardian Music — When directors wanted their films to ooze cool, they called on Johnny Dankworth. Richard Williams on the man who made British cinema swingThere was a time when jazz and film formed a natural partnership. When a ­director wanted a hectic ­acco... more info

All About Jazz — I decided to list my top ten favorite Miles Davis recordings of the electric period. Miles is not just one of the biggest musicians of all time, but one of the biggest artists of all time--regardless of discipline. His entire career output is of the ... more info

All About Jazz — When I first saw this image of Miles Davis playing the tenor saxophone, I had a "what's wrong with this picture" moment. The photo of the trumpeter clearly was taken in the early 1960s, and Davis was never known to have doubled on the instrument. The... more info

All About Jazz — John McLaughlin and Chick Corea win the Grammy award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual Or Group Category. Chick Corea and John McLaughlin are truly kindred spirits. Both are brave musical explorers and singular virtuosos on their respecti... more info

All About Jazz — Music-sharing blog The Heat Warps has re-posted free downloads of two performances by Miles Davis' "Lost Quintet," the late-1960s configuration that bridged the span between his classic mid-1960s acoustic ensemble and his later electric groups of the... more info

Guardian Music — Jazz FM's new show tries to corner the market where jazz and high finance overcross – and it's about as appropriate as that soundsAre business people especially into jazz? You would assume so from Jazz in the City (Jazz FM, yesterday), a new i... more info

All About Jazz — The fusion of jazz and electronics hasn't been a particularly fertile one -- particularly when you consider the possibilities of pairing the agility of improvisation-minded musicians with the infinite possibilities offered by technology, both in the ... more info