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Blistering bebop, sizzling salsa, down-home blues, pastoral folk, avant-garde jazz - versatile Amherst-born pianist/composer Tom McClung can handle them all with expertise, which keeps him in demand as a sideman and vocal accompanist in Europe where he currently lives.

Northeastern University presents a discussion entitled The Coltranes and Humanism: Spirituality, Music and Sound , on Friday, November 13.

We never pegged Colorado as a hotbed for forward-thinking electronic music, but this week's appearances by Fort Collins ' Pretty Lights and the one-man funk machine known as VibeSquad has us reconsidering our stance.

It's a truism of Detroit's jazz legacy that the city would never have attained its legendary status without world-class mentors to nurture the next generation.

Chris M. Slawecki has been published in music industry and related publications for nearly 25 years and has served AllAboutJazz.com as Senior Editor since 1997.

In 1955, Nesuhi Ertegun joined Atlantic Records, the label founded by his younger brother Ahmet.

Hayes often teamed up with Sam Jones, both with Adderley and Peterson and in freelance settings.