- George Benson: GLT Jazz Next features a cast with George Benson, who plays from his new album, "Inspiration." (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
- Miles Davis: According to St. Louis Jazz Notes, artist Preston Jackson has been selected to create a statue of Miles Davis for display in Alton, IL, the town where Davis was born..
- Eric Dolphy: On June 20, his birthday, Eric Dolphy was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
- Dizzy Gillespie: At JazzWax, Marc Myers discusses a video of Dizzy Gillespie playing with Ernie Wilkins' Almost Big Band in 1983 in Copenhagen.
- Charles Mingus: At Music and More, Tim Niland reviews the new book, Mingus Speaks. (Purchase the book from Amazon.com.)
- Cecil Taylor: JazzTimes and Jazz Chronicles report that pianist and composer Cecil Taylor was among three Americans to receive the Kyoto Prize. The award, similar to a Nobel Prize, is given annually to persons who have excelled in the areas of the arts, philosophy, science and technology.
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