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‘I saw Herbie Hancock play with D’Angelo, and got my head blown off!’: the festival keeping alive jazz’s golden age

From Miles Davis to Count Basie and Etta James to Prince, Rotterdam’s North Sea jazz festival has hosted the biggest names in music. As the event turns 50, musicians and organisers share their favourite memories from past years – and tell us why jazz isn’t dead

The Guardian - UK

You saw me standin’ alone: songs about the moon – ranked!

As the Artemis II crew prepare for the first moon mission since 1972, we select the best songs about our lunar neighbour, from Ella Fitzgerald’s romance to Gil Scott-Heron’s social commentary

The Guardian - UK

"These guys are simply timeless": Triumph's Rik Emmett picks five essential guitar albums

Canadian guitar legend and founding member of Triumph Rik Emmett picks five guitar classics that inspired his own path

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Quincy Jones’ mansion featuring 17 bathrooms goes on sale for staggering $60 million

The music legend died in November of pancreatic cancer

The Independent UK

NYT Connections today hints and answers — Friday, February 7 (#607)

Get today's NYT Connections clues and answers for today's puzzle #607 on February 7.

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NYT Connections today hints and answers — Thursday, February 6 (#606)

Get today's NYT Connections clues and answers for today's puzzle #606 on February 6.

Tom’s Guide

Quincy Jones and Frank Sinatra: the audacious partnership that rocketed them to another planet

Jones was behind many inflection points in American music, but it all began with a brotherhood with Ol’ Blue Eyes

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Remembering Quincy Jones: 10 career-spanning songs to celebrate his legacy

Few artists have legacies so mammoth their very name could be considered synonymous with the music industry, but then again, most musicians are not the prodigious producer Quincy Jones

The Independent UK

From Dizzy to Donna to Stevie: how hit-making legend Quincy Jones created superstars and changed pop history

Miles Davies, Frank Sinatra, Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson, Dionne Warwick … the powerhouse producer made magical music with everyone who was anyone. We pay tribute to the genius of ‘the Dude’

The Guardian - UK

Music legend Quincy Jones' most iconic songs

Following the news of the legendary producer’s death, we take a look back at some of the most iconic songs he worked on

Evening Standard

Quincy Jones obituary

Musician, producer and arranger who had global hits with Michael Jackson, was the first black composer to find acceptance in Hollywood and won 28 Grammys

The Guardian - UK

Tributes roll in for beloved musician and producer Quincy Jones, who died at 91

Music industry titan Quincy Jones, who produced some of Michael Jackson's best-known albums and collaborated with legends including Frank Sinatra and Count Basie, has died aged 91.

Radio France Internationale

Quincy Jones: Music titan who worked with Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra dies aged 91

‘There will never be another like him’ said his family, following his death at his Bel Air home

Evening Standard

Quincy Jones death: Music titan who worked with Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra dies, aged 91

Legendary producer was genius behind three Michael Jackson albums, helping him become biggest pop star of all time

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Matt Carter Octet: Read Between the Lines review – an auspicious debut

The young British pianist and friends beguile with a swinging mix of catchy Carter originals and covers spanning Count Basie to English folk

Chicago Sun-Times

Turning 96, Chicago jazz guitarist George Freeman is still playing and about to release a new record

To celebrate his birthday, Freeman and his band are playing two shows at the Green Mill in Uptown.

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