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Watchable biopic charts how an 18-year-old German booked the sickly American pianist Keith Jarrett for what became a landmark concertHere is a niche drama about one of the most important…
June 2, 2026
· 1 min read
Miles Davis
Dr Richard Carter and Meirion Bowen respond to an editorial which argues that the musician still shapes modern music 100 years after his birthYour editorial marking the centenary of Miles…
May 31, 2026
· 2 min read
Pop and Rock Music
Hear Mick Taylor’s swan song, Grace Ives’s exuberant crushing and a foundational hip-hop sample.
May 26, 2026
· 1 min read
Sonny Rollins
After his death aged 95, we look back at a remarkable catalogue of work that stretches from vivacious mid-50s sets to his evocative performance after 9/11• News: Sonny Rollins, colossus…
May 26, 2026
· 1 min read
Sonny Rollins
One of the great American jazz saxophonists regarded as an improvising genius by fans all over the worldThe flyers for his shows often called the saxophonist Sonny Rollins “the greatest…
May 26, 2026
· 1 min read
Jazz
The towering saxophonist, who died at 95, was a master of living in the moment. Listen to some of his most compelling work, onstage and in the studio.
May 26, 2026
· 1 min read
Sonny Rollins
One of the last stars of the bebop generation, Rollins was an genius of melodic invention and improvisation, working with Davis, Monk, Coltrane and othersSonny Rollins interview from 2022: ‘I…
May 26, 2026
· 1 min read
Music
Alongside his own pioneering albums as band leader, Rollins also recorded with Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, and the Rolling Stones, contributing the sax solo to "Waiting on a Friend"
May 26, 2026
· 1 min read
Rollins, Sonny
Even by the standards of a music that prizes individuality, he stood out, as both a musician and a personality.
May 26, 2026
· 1 min read
Miles Davis
The trumpeter, composer and band leader still towers over jazz because he treated reinvention not as a betrayal, but as necessary for its survivalThe space reserved for Miles Davis in…
May 24, 2026
· 2 min read
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Fast cars, huge shades and, surprisingly, any old trumpet: These are the things that made Miles Miles.
May 22, 2026
· 1 min read
Music
(Decca France)The trumpeter’s improvised soundtrack for the new wave director’s 1957 film still glows with sensuality, tension and nocturnal beauty in this lavish reissueWhen Miles Davis was dying in September…
May 22, 2026
· 1 min read