Highlights include:
- The jazz world remembers legends John Coltrane and singer Billie Holiday, who passed away on July 17th in 1967 & 1959 respectively.
- Congratulations to Mose Allison, Eddie Palmieri, Lou Donaldson & Lorraine Gordon who were named NEA Jazz Masters by the National Endowment for the Arts!
- Trumpet great Randy Brecker sat down with JazzTimes Magazine to discuss the highly anticipated Brecker Brothers Band Reunion.
- The New York Times reports on the recent explosion of Brazilian Forró style.
- A sneak peek of the Miles Smiles project popped up on YouTube from their Copenhagen Jazz Festival soundcheck.
- Ethan Iverson of The Bad Plus interviews longtime mentor, pianist Fred Hersch, for his "Do The Math" blog.
- SFJAZZ Collective alumni Eric Harland unleashes his groundbreaking collection of loops and samples.
- Jazz icon Herbie Hancock stands to win an Emmy Award for his work with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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