JamBase — Guitar Maverick Wayne Krantz To Release His First Studio Album In Fifteen Years Wayne Krantz The boldly inventive improvisations of guitarist Wayne Krantz have long held a fascination for fans of dynamic, uncompromised music. Ex-Sideman with... more info

Live Daily — Smooth-jazz trumpeter/composer Chris Botti [ tickets ] has lined up dates well into next year, including an upcoming session this month with the Boston Pops Orchestra. Botti's schedule, which kicks off Aug. 7 in Lenox, MA, backed by the Pops, stre... more info

The Daily Mail — The internationally famous band have been picked to appear on The Simpsons, join the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Elton John, U2, Sting and Michael Jackson. more info

Guardian Music — Roundhouse, London NW1It's that time of year again. Feigning astonishment at the nominations for the annual Mercury Prize is as inevitable as the boom in demand for wellies during festival season. So while last week's strong showing by a pleasingly w... more info

All About Jazz — KIND OF BROWN THE NEW CD BY BASSIST-BANDLEADER CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE WITH HIS NEW QUINTET, INSIDE STRAIGHT OUT TODAY ON MACK AVENUE RECORDS "[Inside Straight] favors an in-the-tradition acoustic vibe and an attractive melange of blues forms, hummable ori... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Venturelli/FilmMagic Sting (above) stayed limber while vacationing in Italy, Christina Aguilera hit the streets to film a new video and Bono and Adam Clayton got chummy — very chummy — onstage in France. Plus, Nine Inch Nails tore up Manch... more info

All About Jazz — This July, there's something to suit everyone's taste on the Edmonton events calendar. For those who dig jazz, whether it's cool, slow and blue or red hot and hoppin', there's the Edmonton International Jazz Festival, which runs through Sunday, July ... more info

All About Jazz — A French court on Friday sentenced the Algerian singer Cheb Mami, above, to five years in jail for abducting a former lover and trying to force her to have an abortion Cheb Mami, 42, whose real name is Mohammed Khelifati, is one of the biggest sta... more info

All About Jazz — Jazz/pop trumpeter Chris Botti with special guest Renee Olstead will be coming to the Greek Theatre on July 9 at 7:30 PM. Tickets on sale now. The popular contemporary-music performer just released Chris Botti in Boston on CD/DVD formats. Chris Bott... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Sting has announced plans to release his new album this fall, and it's dedicated to his favorite season, winter, according to the news on his site. "If On A Winter's Night ..." is said to feature a... more info