M.E.B. (Miles Electric Band) is an avant-garde collective whose mission is to reinterpret and evolve the electric, ...

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As Ron Carter plucked the opening melody of “So What” on the double bass at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday, Aug. 19, the crowd cheered in recognition of one of Miles Davis‘s signature tunes. Pianist ...

A lot will happen at during the four days of the 47th annual Detroit Jazz Festival this weekend at Hart Plaza. And while some may subscribe to the festival theory that the best is yet to come, it was ...

In a world overflowing with tribute albums, “Dedicated To You” stands out.

Cassandra Wilson, who has died aged 70, was the most revered jazz singer of her generation; her dark, rich and haunting voice ...

The quartet played magnificently – but the vast BBC Proms setting proved an awkward home for this most intimate of jazz repertoires ...

Victor Little has spent more than three decades standing just behind the spotlight, laying down bass lines for artists like ...

Deep Purple, with Kansas “Never Say Die” is the name of a 1978 Black Sabbath album. But its title has been a near-constant ...

This year marks the birth centennial of two of the most influential frontmen jazz has ever known: John Coltrane and Miles Davis. Celebrations are taking place across the country, including at this ...

Also over a memorable weekend in Millennium Park, pianist Robert Glasper, trumpeter Ella Grace and a mayoral proclamation.

Quite a few changes were part of the 47th annual Detroit Jazz Festival over Labor Day weekend at Detroit’s Hart Plaza — notably that it was held only there, with a third stage along the venue’s ...