Wayne Shorter

Critics' Picks: Herbie Hancock, LIGHTS, & more

Herbie Hancock

Miles Davis began recording Bitches Brew on this date in 1969, and changed modern music forever

​With the dust of the just-completed Woodstock festival still settling, Miles Davis was on his own idiosyncratic trip on this date in 1969, as he settled into Columbia Records' 30th Street Studio in Manhattan to begin the three-day recording sessions that would produce his groundbreaking jazz- ... More >>

Steely Dan

​With the dust of the just-completed Woodstock festival still settling, Miles Davis was on his own idiosyncratic trip on this date in 1969, as he settled into Columbia Records' 30th Street Studio in Manhattan to begin the three-day recording sessions that would produce his groundbreaking jazz- ... More >>

Snoop Dogg, the Sounds, White Denim, and more

​With the dust of the just-completed Woodstock festival still settling, Miles Davis was on his own idiosyncratic trip on this date in 1969, as he settled into Columbia Records' 30th Street Studio in Manhattan to begin the three-day recording sessions that would produce his groundbreaking jazz- ... More >>

Point of Departure: Agartha at the Dakota

A tribute to Miles Davis' electric period takes its maiden voyage.

Lionel Loueke

A tribute to Miles Davis' electric period takes its maiden voyage.

SF Jazz Collective

A tribute to Miles Davis' electric period takes its maiden voyage.

Critics' Picks: Shearwater and more

A tribute to Miles Davis' electric period takes its maiden voyage.

Dee Dee Bridgewater

A tribute to Miles Davis' electric period takes its maiden voyage.

Super Numeri: The Welcome Table

A tribute to Miles Davis' electric period takes its maiden voyage.

Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul

A mid-year roundup of 2005 jazz highlights

Billy Holloman: This Is Organ Night

A mid-year roundup of 2005 jazz highlights

How To Disappear Partially

Longhairs and jazzbos give radiohead a new face

Dave Douglas: Strange Liberation

Longhairs and jazzbos give radiohead a new face

Herbie's Love Bug

Herbie Hancock embraces bebop, hip hop, drum 'n' bass, jazz--and all humanity

My Hometown

Baaba Maal and Gigi explore the native lands they left behind

Three's Company

Zenon performs new work by a trio of choreographers

Living the Vida Veloso

With his first American tour and a new album, Livro, avant-pop's Brazilian uncle rewrites the book of love

Let's Get Found

When Ray Drummond left a white-collar job at Allstate to play jazz, there was no insurance his career would lead him to the limelight

The Art Ensemble of Chicago and William Parker

When Ray Drummond left a white-collar job at Allstate to play jazz, there was no insurance his career would lead him to the limelight

Give Until It Hurts

When Ray Drummond left a white-collar job at Allstate to play jazz, there was no insurance his career would lead him to the limelight

Miles Ahead

When Ray Drummond left a white-collar job at Allstate to play jazz, there was no insurance his career would lead him to the limelight