Wayne Shorter

Sanctified and Funkdified: Herbie Hancock @ Orpheum Theatre, Friday, November 16

Rising Son

With new album and tour, T.S. Monk confronts his father's inspired legacy

Miles Ahead

The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions puts Miles Davis' big leap into proper perspective

The Wizard of Austria

At 67, jazz great Joe Zawinul is just beginning to peak

Superman Returns

Bass ace brings his talented toenail clippings back to town

Herbie Hancock

Bass ace brings his talented toenail clippings back to town

Remembering Joe Zawinul

Down them stairs, lose them cares

The Sonny Side

Sax after 70

Madlib

Shades of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note (Blue Note)

Magic Dragon

Phoenix Jazz Workshop brings the jam back to the East Valley

Blowing Rufus' Mind

A roundup of the latest batch of eclectica that fell through the cracks

Eccentricities

While they may not top the Billboard charts, this month's batch of jazz, blues and heritage releases is definitely worth hearing

Miles Davis

'Round About Midnight, Milestones, At Newport 1958, Jazz at the Plaza, The Essential Miles Davis, Live at the Fillmore East -- March 7, 1970: It's About That Time (Columbia/Legacy)

Upbeat

A load of the latest in heritage as Smokin' Joe gets nasty, Bill Frisell goes to Ghost Town, Greg Osby returns to form and everyone else gets the Gumbo once-over

Pompousness and Circumstance

Gumbo gets smug as he samples some Coltrane, gets blue with Big Bill, does Duke with the Doc and feels some local Native American muse

Brand New Year

Having averted a millennial apocalypse, it's time to catch up on the latest in heritage in roots music