Anthony Braxton: At All About Jazz, Robert Bush reviews a recent concert by Anthony Braxton and the Wadada Leo Smith Silver Orchestra in Los Angeles.
John Coltrane: At The Guardian, John Fordham reviews the John Coltrane album, Offering: Live at Temple University. (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
Miles Davis: New Jazz United shares a video of Miles Davis playing "When I Fall in Love." (The song is available on the album, Miles Davis Plays for Lovers, which can be purchased from Amazon.com.)
Miles Davis: Open Culture discusses the paintings of Miles Davis.
Duke Ellington: The Jazz Line reports that the long-standing royalty dispute between Duke Ellington‘s heirs and EMI Music Publishing is close to a final decision in New York’s highest court.
Duke Ellington: About Last Night reports that Terry Teachout's biography of Duke Ellington, Duke, has won an ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award for "outstanding print, broadcast and new media coverage of music." (Purchase the album from Amazon.com.)
Herbie Hancock: According to Jeff Tamarkin at JazzTimes, the Jazz Foundation of America will honor Herbie Hancock with a Lifetime Achievement Award in October.
Wayne Shorter: According to The Jazz Line, the fundraising event for Wayne Shorter's documentary "Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity," raised almost $300,000 in a single night.
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