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From Dizzy to Donna to Stevie: how hit-making legend Quincy Jones created superstars and changed pop history

Miles Davies, Frank Sinatra, Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson, Dionne Warwick … the powerhouse producer made magical music with everyone who was anyone. We pay tribute to the genius of ‘the Dude’

The Guardian - UK

Quincy Jones obituary

Musician, producer and arranger who had global hits with Michael Jackson, was the first black composer to find acceptance in Hollywood and won 28 Grammys

The Guardian - UK

Quincy Jones, Entertainment Titan And Music Mastermind

From Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, jazz to hip-hop, Jones tracked the ever-fluctuating pulse of pop over his seven-decade-plus career -- most often manipulating the beat himself.

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“There I was, 28 years old, playing with Stevie Wonder – and he makes the song a bass feature!” Did Nate Watts play on the most under-appreciated bass anthem ever?

The story behind the incredible 10-minute bassline on Stevie Wonder’s 1981 hit Do I Do

Guitar World

Benny Golson obituary

Tenor saxophonist whose compositions were valued for their harmonic challenge and melodic grace

The Guardian - UK

Jazz Legend Benny Golson Dies At 95 In Manhattan

Remembering jazz legend Benny Golson, whose iconic compositions and performances continue to inspire musicians and fans worldwide.

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Jazz saxophonist and composer Benny Golson dies at 95

Jazz saxophone player and composer Benny Golson has died at age 95

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“Eric was a bit taken aback”: When Jack Bruce radically reworked Cream hits to Eric Clapton’s surprise – and that time Marvin Gaye asked him to join his band

Some people believe rock ’n’ roll should never leave the cozy three-chord confines of the garage – and then there’s Jack Bruce

Guitar World

Thousands brave the heat for 70th anniversary of Newport Jazz Festival

A capacity crowd of about 10,000 people braved heat and humidity to witness the 70th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival, one of the largest music festivals in New England

The Independent UK

The Grateful Dead and Francis Ford Coppola are among the newest Kennedy Center Honors recipients

A filmmaking legend and one of the world’s most enduring musical acts headline this year’s crop of Kennedy Center Honors recipients

The Independent UK

“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

Quincy Jones is State Department's first Peace Through Music Award as part of new diplomacy push

Quincy Jones will receive the inaugural Peace Through Music Award at a launch event for the U.S. Department of State’s new Global Music Diplomacy Initiative

The Independent UK

‘I was transformed’: the power of Brazilian jazz legend Bola Sete

The late guitarist, who would have just turned 100, blew the minds of Carlos Santana, John Fahey and more with his hypnotic technique and expansive creative vision

The Guardian - UK

Kool & the Gang’s Robert Bell: ‘When the astronauts went into space, they played Celebration’

Their hits have filled dancefloors for over 40 years. As Kool and the Gang embark on another round of summer gigs, founder Robert ‘Kool’ Bell reveals the secrets of their success

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Samara Joy, a 2-time 2023 Grammy-winner at 23, is understandably jazzed: 'It was pretty crazy!'

The 2023 Grammy Awards took place more than a month ago, but Samara Joy's feet are still not back on the ground.

The Guardian - UK

The 100 greatest BBC music performances – ranked!

As the Beeb celebrates its centenary, we take a look at its most memorable pop moments, from the birth of grime to the first sightings of Bob Dylan and Bob Marley, plus TOTP goes Madchester and countless classic Peel sessions

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Jazz Festival offers music to soothe a shaken city

The music fest arrives at a good time for a city battered by critics.

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