‘Sketches of Spain,’ livestreaming on August 19 at 10:30 p.m. EDT, with guest soloist Sarah Caswell. https://flymachine.com/events/170125560 Miles Davis’s 1959 ...

There's a whole world under the surface and only Ron has any idea about it. And sometimes the two worlds collide, and sometimes they don't. Ron holds them at arm's length from each other. Watch every ...

When future generations look at photos of Aug. 5’s Hollywood Bowl marquee emblazoned with the names Miles Davis and Gil Evans, they will wonder what year this was. Davis and Evans, of course, are long ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Here’s where I get in trouble. Jazz hasn’t figured out how to be a ...

Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent ...

One day many years ago, Miles Davis visited Gil Evans' basement flat in New York City, and Evans played him Joaquín Rodrigo's iconic Concierto de Aranjuez. Miles was immediately smitten, and the two ...

Gil Evans, one of the most important jazz arrangers of the 20th century, was born 100 years ago today. Evans made it sound easy, but Emile Charlap — a music copyist who worked with Evans in the '50s, ...

One of the most creative arrangers in jazz history, the composer and bandleader continuously developed new musical textures — including many... Gil Evans: Distinction in Arranging Remembered as one of ...

Gil Evans was born on May 13, 1912. In three collaborations in the late 1950s, he and his friend and Miles Davis steered their projects into a new era for jazz. On our JazzSet, Terence Blanchard is ...

In three collaborations in the late 1950s, Gil Evans and Miles Davis steered their projects into a new era for jazz. Terence Blanchard plays... Gil Evans was born on May 13, 1912. In three ...

The 2009 Jazz series at the Hollywood Bowl continues on Wednesday, August 5, at 8pm, with Miles Davis/Gil Evans: Still Ahead, featuring soloists Terence Blanchard, Jimmy Cobb, Peter Erskine, Howard ...