Guardian Music — Emerging from the shadow of his hero Charlie Parker, Miles Davis rejected the aggressive tempos of bebop to pioneer a new style that became a landmark in jazz evolutionMiles Davis, the dentist's son from St Louis who came to New York in 1944 to study... more info

All About Jazz — NPR: Wilson is "One of the Finest Saxophonists in the Business" JAZZIZ: "An Especially Skilled and Sensitive Jazz Saxophonist" Acclaimed saxophonist Steve Wilson shifts from sideman to center-stage in the months ahead, with a series of events ce... more info

Guardian Music — Charlie Parker's final collaboration, featuring bebop's biggest stars, is one of the greatest recorded live shows in jazzIn this series on the fast-changing, 100-year-old history of jazz, the alto saxophone genius Charlie Parker has featured to an ex... more info

MTV.com News — The comedy icon made pie-in-the-face gag a pop-culture phenomenon.By Gil Kaufman Soupy Sales in 2001 Photo: Scott Gries/ Getty Images It was a simple gag, but one that made Soupy Sales a household name: a pie in the face, or 20,000 pies, t... more info

Detroit Free Press — Best known for conquering the pop and R&B charts in the 1970s with such hits as "Give Me the Night," "On Broadway" and "This Masquerade," guitarist and vocalist George Benson started his career firmly planted in the world of jazz while working with ... more info

All About Jazz — Up until 1952, Jimmy Heath's instrument was the alto saxophone. A fast study, Jimmy sounded almost identical to Charlie Parker, earning him the nickname "Little Bird." But the novelty of mimicking Parker soon wore thin, especially as the tenor saxoph... more info

Guardian Music — In the eight years following his release from a mental hospital in 1947, Parker produced a great deal of astonishing jazzCharlie Parker's Relaxin' at Camarillo, written after his six-month stay at the Camarillo State Mental hospital, showcases a new ... more info

All About Jazz — The 1983 Buff and Hensman contemporary on the west end of Malibu was a beachfront hangout for the jazz legend Miles Davis. Ocean views and a bountiful flower and vegetable garden create a peaceful setting for this 1983 Buff and Hensman beachfront ... more info

All About Jazz — One of the greatest records ever made continues to define jazz music. Miles Davis's recording session in 1959 for Kind of Blue. It's a record that sounds like it was made yesterday. It's as hip as anything on the planet. It's the accumulation of e... more info

Guardian Music — Half a decade ago, a nightclub opened that would change British music for ever. John Fordham talks about Ronnie Scott's with some of the jazz legends who played there over the yearsWhen I first heard jazz, I just liked the sound of its voice, the way... more info