- George Benson: GLT Jazz Next features an interview with George Benson.
- Anthony Braxton: At The Free Jazz Collective, Paolo Casertano reviews the Anthony Braxton album, Sax Quintet (New York) 1998.
- John Coltrane: According to All About Jazz, Concord Music Group is reissuing a remastered and expanded edition of John Coltrane’s album, Afro Blue Impressions, later in August. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
- Miles Davis: New Jazz United shares a video of Miles Davis's "Spanish Key," from the album Bitches Brew. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
- Miles Davis: At Miles Davis Online, Jeffrey Hyatt speculates on how "awesome" a collaboration between Miles Davis and Nile Rodgers might have been.
- Dizzy Gillespie: At Rifftides, Doug Ramsey discusses Arturo Sandoval's recently announced Presidential Medal of Freedom and argues that Dizzy Gillespie, Sandoval's mentor, should also be given the award.
- Keith Jarrett: Peter Hum reviews three jazz trio recordings, including Keith Jarrett's Somewhere at The Ottawa Citizen.
- Oscar Peterson: On August 15, his birthday, Oscar Peterson was the Jazz Musician of the Day at All About Jazz.
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