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Tony Kinsey obituary

Drummer, bandleader and composer who was a leading figure in the world of postwar British jazz

The Guardian - UK

Roy Haynes obituary

Jazz drummer who played with Charlie Parker and John Coltrane and earned the nickname Snap Crackle for his crisp style

The Guardian - UK

Grammy winning Jazz drummer Roy Haynes dead at 99

Jazz drumming pioneer Roy Haynes has passed away following a "brief illness".

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Roy Haynes, jazz drummer whose career spanned nine decades, dies aged 99

American drummer who began in 1940s swing and bebop scenes played with Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and dozens more

The Guardian - UK

Lou Donaldson obituary

American jazz saxophonist and singer who enjoyed a huge hit with his 1967 anthem Alligator Boogaloo

The Guardian - UK

The Best Biopic Movies of All Time

From portraits of influential leaders to stories about iconic musicians and athletes.

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His playing blew the minds of Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai and Eddie Van Halen, while his improvisation was up there with John Coltrane and Charlie Parker – here’s how Allan Holdsworth reinvented the way we approach the electric guitar

This in-depth masterclass in the fusion icon’s virtuoso style is for moderate to advanced players ready to level up their legato chops, outside playing and minor chord vocabulary

Guitar World

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“Allan recorded a bunch of takes. He apologized, saying they all sucked… Of course, every note he played was miraculous”: Grammy-nominated virtuoso Alex Masi on why he turned down Stevie Ray Vaughan, his Allan Holdsworth collab and time with Shawn Lane

The Italian virtuoso explains why he hates the term ‘shred’, what’s wrong with social media guitar heroes and looks back on his missed opportunities with Shawn Lane

Guitar World

"The Beatles happened, and it became the thing to be in a beat group": Classic Charlie Watts interview

His heroes, the first recording session, jazz, and what made the Rolling Stones the best - "We swung, a lot"

MusicRadar

“He showed complete mastery of the bebop jazz language – a language invented on horns”: Celebrating Joe Pass, jazz guitar’s great re-inventor – and a player who had the rare ability to nail sax lines on a six-string

Bona-fide jazz legend Joe Pass had it all. Here we celebrate the life and career of on of jazz guitar's most fluid and fluent players

Guitar World

Tristan Honsinger obituary

American cellist and performance artist who was a major figure in the European experimental music scene

The Guardian - UK

Rolling Stones’ Charlie Watts | Behold the ultimate English gentleman

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts’ personal collections go under the hammer in September, revealing some quirks and that his heart always belonged to jazz

The Hindu

Chet Baker: Blue Room review – gorgeous unreleased sessions by maestro of drowsy jazz

On previously unheard 1979 recordings for Dutch radio, impulsive improvisations by the trumpeter-vocalist are expressed with his inimitable featherlight phrasing

The Guardian - UK

“I had been warned I might be shot immediately but I decided to do it anyway": The unstoppable Charlie Haden

One from the archive: Bass Player’s July 1991 profile of legendary jazz bassist Charlie Hayden

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Turning 96, Chicago jazz guitarist George Freeman is still playing and about to release a new record

To celebrate his birthday, Freeman and his band are playing two shows at the Green Mill in Uptown.

The Guardian - UK

Wayne Shorter obituary

Saxophonist and master improviser with artists ranging from Miles Davis to Joni Mitchell, and with lineups including Weather Report

The Independent UK

A French serial imposter convinced everyone he was a missing Texas teen. This PI convinced him to confess

Three years after Nicholas Barclay, 13, vanished from San Antonio, law enforcement and his family believed they’d found the teen in Spain and returned him to his normal Texas life. Then a PI with a penchant for suspenders took “Nicholas” out for hotcakes - and got the French fraudster to…

The Guardian - UK

The anti-hibernation culture guide: something to enjoy for every day in January

You can spend the next few weeks under the duvet and in front of the telly, or enjoy world-class art, theatre, music, film and standup – here’s an event for each of the next 31 days

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Daily Mirror

Chilling crimes of conman, 30, who pretended to be missing teen resurface on Netflix

Texas schoolboy Nicholas disappeared at the age of 13 and his family were distraught, so they were understandably elated when a man arrived years later saying he was their son - but his account soon unravelled

The Guardian - UK

‘I used to sing Mona Lisa on the street for coins’: George Benson’s honest playlist

The jazz guitar great remains in awe of Etta James, Nat King Cole and Mario Lanza, but what’s the disco classic he’d recommend to get a party started?

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Charles Mingus at 100: The legacy of the late jazz giant also looms large in rock, hip-hop, film and beyond

“I’m trying to play the truth of what I am. The reason it’s difficult is because I’m changing all the time.” — Charles Mingus

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‘I was so close to the sky. It was spiritual’: Sonny Rollins on jazz landmark The Bridge at 60

It’s one of the most romantic stories in music: the jazz star rejecting fame to practise on a New York bridge for two years. Now 91, Rollins recalls those long cold days – and how he has coped after losing the power to play

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