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The best music of autumn 2026: Johnny Marr, Phoebe Bridgers, Rachel Chinouriri and more

Irish noisemongers Gilla Band, shadowy producers Two Shell and lovable band the Big Moon have new records, and there are tours from Bob Dylan and Kelela – plus the best of jazz, global and classical

The Guardian - UK

Walter Smith III: Twio Vol 2 review – classic jazz is vividly alive in the hands of this incisive saxophonist

The redoubtable musician and guests including Branford Marsalis and Ron Carter make standard song-shapes sparkle with focus and rugged phrasing

The Guardian - UK

Buddy Guy said he would take the blues “into the future,” and he was a guitar brother-in-arms of Mike Bloomfield. An unsung blues great talks influences, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and crossing over into jazz

A brilliant, inimitable guitarist, the late Joe Louis Walker merged Delta, Chicago, and West Coast blues styles with soul, gospel, and all-out aggressive rock

Guitar World

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Branford Marsalis Quartet: Belonging review – a virtuosic take on Keith Jarrett’s seminal 70s album

The American sax star follows in the footsteps of Jan Garbarek on a modern-day reprise full of verve

The Guardian - UK

“The role of the bass guitar is groove and support: it’s about getting the most impact from the fewest notes”: As a member of the Saturday Night Live house band, James Genus is the best-kept secret on bass

If you’re only as good as the company you keep, James Genus is bass royalty

Guitar World

Branford Marsalis Named Artistic Director of New Orleans Music Center

Branford Marsalis returns home to New Orleans as the new artistic director of the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music, continuing the city's musical legacy thr...

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32 Talk Show Sidekicks (And How Each Was Used)

Talk shows are as old as TV and sidekicks have been an important ingredient since the beginning, here are the 32 best sidekicks and what they brought to the table.

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 20-26

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Aug. 20-26 include actor Keke Palmer, singer-actor Demi Lovato and bandleader Branford Marsalis

The Independent UK

From Pixar’s Elemental to PJ Harvey: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether it’s the newest animated crowdpleaser or the return of the daring singer-songwriter, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

The Guardian - UK

For 15 years, Milena Sandler and Joel Widmaier welcomed some of the biggest international names in jazz and R&B to Haiti amid political turmoil, fuel shortages and protests, musicians like Branford Marsalis, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Joss Stone.

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