John Coltrane

Flying Lotus at Ultra March 25

Q-Tip Talks Kanye West, the Roots, and the Reunion of A Tribe Called Quest

​For any fan true fan of hip-hop music, you have a handful of people to thank for your favorite genre: Run DMC, 2 Live Crew, Public Enemy, and of course A Tribe Called Quest. During its heyday, this quintessential rap collective released eight albums, earned serious Billboard success, and infused ... More >>

University of Miami music professor accused of sexting and harassing students

​For any fan true fan of hip-hop music, you have a handful of people to thank for your favorite genre: Run DMC, 2 Live Crew, Public Enemy, and of course A Tribe Called Quest. During its heyday, this quintessential rap collective released eight albums, earned serious Billboard success, and infused ... More >>

University of Miami Accuses Professor of Sexting, Mooning, and Harassing Students

To hear University of Miami music school dean Shelton Berg tell it, jazz piano professor Doug Bickel was pulling stunts that would make John Coltrane blanch. The 41-year-old jazz pianist, says Berg, smoked pot in his office, tried to barbecue inside a classroom, mooned his students, and sexually ha ... More >>

Sweat Records Celebrates Its 5th Anniversary With Sweatstock This Saturday

To hear University of Miami music school dean Shelton Berg tell it, jazz piano professor Doug Bickel was pulling stunts that would make John Coltrane blanch. The 41-year-old jazz pianist, says Berg, smoked pot in his office, tried to barbecue inside a classroom, mooned his students, and sexually ha ... More >>

Author J.J. Colagrande Reads from His Debut Novel, Headz

Photo by Benjamin Thacker​J.J. Colagrande is an adjunct professor at Miami Dade College. His first novel, Headz, was just released by Buffalo, New York-based publishing house BlazeVox Books, and this Tuesday, Colagrande will give his first official reading in Miami at -- where else? --& ... More >>

Q&A With Dean Snowden of the Legendary JC's, Playing the Back Room Tomorrow Night

via myspace.com/thelegendaryjcsFew frontmen are as wildly energetic as The Legendary JC's Eugene Snowden. Backed by a badass eight-piece, he confidently recreates the soul revue sensations of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Snowden brings his own explosive quirks to the indelible personas created by ... More >>

Monk's Mood

Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band reinterpret Thelonious to a Latin beat

Student of Life

Producer/DJ Djinji Brown traveled from hardcore to hip-hop to house, landing in Miami along the way

Last Night: Josh Smith at the Poorhouse

Producer/DJ Djinji Brown traveled from hardcore to hip-hop to house, landing in Miami along the way

The Week in Weird

Sax fiend Kenny G to wed all five members of Agnostic Front!

Kurt Elling

Sax fiend Kenny G to wed all five members of Agnostic Front!

Kenny Garrett

Sax fiend Kenny G to wed all five members of Agnostic Front!

Roy Haynes and Danilo Perez

Sax fiend Kenny G to wed all five members of Agnostic Front!

Payola on the Cheap

Bribing DJs used to be expensive, but now mere trinkets will do the trick

Felipe and Forte

Shaggy Black (Soft Abuse)

Basshead

God Body

Information Society

Film, video, graphic, and even cell phone art will be seen on the scene at WMC

Steppin' Out

Film, video, graphic, and even cell phone art will be seen on the scene at WMC

Film on the Downbeat

Jazz gets lots of screen time in one short week

Fresh Airs

Brazilian drummer Azael Rodrigues strays from the conventional with Bambam Z

Eyes Half Open

Cameron Crowe takes Jerry Maguire on a dizzy trip through dreamland

Old Soul

Mark Eitzel makes music for grownups

Nothing but Jazz

Brazilian trumpeter Claudio Roditi plays it every which way

Drag King

Actor-comic Eddie Izzard just wants to be loved

Gumbo Bop

New Orleans's Astral Project

Rotations

Frank Emilio, Television

Kulchur

Nostalgic for Cuba's music and mobsters

Able Hands on Deck

Nostalgic for Cuba's music and mobsters

Electric Avenues

Nostalgic for Cuba's music and mobsters

New and Improv-ed

Nostalgic for Cuba's music and mobsters

Rotations

Nostalgic for Cuba's music and mobsters

Horn of Plenty

Nostalgic for Cuba's music and mobsters

The Son Remains the Same

Nostalgic for Cuba's music and mobsters

Rotations

Nostalgic for Cuba's music and mobsters

Rotations

Nostalgic for Cuba's music and mobsters

Calendar for the week

Nostalgic for Cuba's music and mobsters

Reverb

Nostalgic for Cuba's music and mobsters

Calendar for the week

Nostalgic for Cuba's music and mobsters

Calendar for the week

Nostalgic for Cuba's music and mobsters

Calendar for the week

Nostalgic for Cuba's music and mobsters

Young at Art

Nostalgic for Cuba's music and mobsters

Calendar for the week

Nostalgic for Cuba's music and mobsters

Twin Picks

Nostalgic for Cuba's music and mobsters

Rotations

Nostalgic for Cuba's music and mobsters

Rotations

Nostalgic for Cuba's music and mobsters

These Roots Were Made for Talking

The revolutionary voice of vodou music will not be silenced

The Theory of Eganomics

No matter its inspiration, the music pays off for Jeff Egan

What's Up, Doc?

Lonnie Smith moves from organ to piano, past to present

The Third Man

George Bush knows how to make war. Bill Clinton can play the sax. But it's Elvis Presley who's really in charge here.