Guardian Music — Rock'n'roll drummer and founder member of the Californian band Little FeatThe drummer Richie Hayward, who has died aged 64 after treatment for liver cancer, will be remembered for his 40 years of service with the renowned Californian band Little Fea... more info

All About Jazz — Presented by filmmaker c: Bret Primack It's hard to believe that 2010 marks 50 years since Lee Ritenour starting playing the guitar, setting in motion a career that legends are made of. A career that has earned him 19 GRAMMY nominations, a GRAMMYA... more info

Guardian Music — Perhaps the most influential saxophonist all of time, Coltrane produced an intensely soulful sound that reached way beyond the jazz cognoscentiMiles Davis was a good authority on the saxophonist John Coltrane, who played in one of the trumpeter's ban... more info

All About Jazz — One of America's greatest musical treasures reflects on jazz, and the good life I learned jazz as a little boy. My guess is that I was about 2 or 3 years old when I heard people like Fats Waller and jazz bands on the radio. They'd be broadcast fro... more info

Guardian Music — From playing with Sonny Rollins to hanging out backstage wit Beyoncé and Jay-Z, even the biggest stars have moments when they have to pinch themselves to check they're not dreaming. We asked luminaries from the worlds of pop, rock, folk, jazz and cl... more info

Mercury News, California — Cables, now in his mid-60s, grew up in New York in an era when you might run into Miles Davis walking down the street. He spent years gigging with Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Max Roach, Art Pepper and so many others. In concrete ways, all that life... more info

All About Jazz — Primer va ser Sonny Rollins (Auditori, 3 de novembre; concert inaugural en el qual se li farA entrega de la tercera medalla d'or del festival, desprA(C)s de Bebo ValdA(C)s i Wayne Shorter), desprA(C)s Jamie Cullum en el que serA (26 de novembre) el... more info

Guardian Music — Jazz trumpeter and composer, his genial, unmistakable sound became legendaryBlindfold tests – invitations to identify players by listening to short snatches of their work – have always been popular challenges in jazz circles. There have been a fe... more info

All About Jazz — Guitarist Jim Hall, trumpeter Roy Hargrove, and bassist Christian McBride have been tapped by tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins to join him onstage at the Beacon Theatre on Friday, September 10, to help celebrate the jazz legend's 80th birthday. Chris... more info

All About Jazz — Last week, I dedicated this column to live reviews of sets by Herbie Hancock and Vijay Iyer. Both are pianists, but while Hancock struggles to remain relevant in the eyes of his public, it seems that the public has found relevance in the work of Iyer... more info