- John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery, Sonny Rollins: antimusic reports that the first installment of Concord Music Group's "The Very Best of" series will include the works of the Miles Davis Quintet, John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery, and Sonny Rollins.
- Miles Davis: May 26 was Miles Davis's birthday, and several sites took note, including Miles Davis Online, Hot House, and All About Jazz, which named Miles its Jazz Musician of the Day. Michael Ricci also celebrated Miles's birthday with some quotes by the great musician at All About Jazz
- Miles Davis: According to Miles Davis Online, the new stamps commemorating Miles Davis and Edith Piaf will be dedicated at the the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City on June 12.
- Miles Davis: Miles Davis Online reports that Don Cheadle will not be directing a Broadway play about Miles Davis.
- Benny Goodman: On May 30, his birthday, All About Jazz named Benny Goodman its Jazz Musician of the Day.
- Thelonious Monk: Rocky Mount (NC) honored native son Thelonious Monk with a marker and the naming of a plaza, according to the Rocky Mount Telegram.
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