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Submissions are now open for 15th annual Australian Jazz Bell Awards.

Reprise/UMe are continuing their ongoing Sinatra 100 reissue project with a brand new expanded version of the 1967 album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Larry Coryell, the guitarist known as “The Godfather of Fusion”, died Sunday night in New York at the age of 73. He had played at Iridium on Friday and Saturday night and died in his hotel room on Sunday night.

The documentary ‘Bill Frisell A Portrait’, by Australian filmmaker Emma Franz, will have its world premiere at SXSW in March.

Carlos Santana has claimed that a quote that appeared to be critical of Beyonce’s singing was taken out of context by the media.

Vince Jones will gather his Astral Orchestra for a series of dates to perform two of Van Morrison’s classic albums in Victoria and New South Wales in March.

Al Jarreau, the jazz singer who crossed over to the pop music charts on a number of occasions during his long career, has died at the age of 76.

Al Jarreau has said he has to stop touring.

One of the albums with the most pre-order interest so far this year over at Amazon is Windy City by Alison Krauss. It has rarely fallen out of the top twenty since the album was announced a month ago.

Diana Krall has announced a brand new album and supporting tour for 2017.

Michael Buble and his wife Luisana Lopilato has confirmed “doctors are very optimistic” about their son Noah’s future as he is responding well to his cancer treatment.

The Black Sorrows have debuted the video for ‘Raise Your Hands’, the third single from the ‘Faithful Satellite’ album.

Three Australian films and one from New Zealand will be screened at the SXSW Film Festival in Texas in March.

British TV stars Dermot O’Leary and Emma Willis will host this year’s Brit Awards, after Michael Buble pulled out to focus on his son’s cancer battle.

Lionel Richie is producing a biopic about late entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.

Pop and Jazz singer Buddy Greco has died at the age of 90.

Jazz drummer Alphonse Mouzon has died at age 69 after a short battle with cancer.

Beyonce is hoping to make Tony Bennett’s 90th birthday wish come true by performing with him.

We have lost so, so many great musical artists in 2016, a list of names that threatens to bury one of the most talented, Sharon Jones.

‘At Last The Etta James Story’, starring Vika Bull is set for an extended run in the UK after a surprise three-year hit in Australia.

Mark Fisher of UK band Matt Bianco has died although details are unknown.

Sharon Jones was surrounded by loved ones at a Cooperstown, NY hospital for most of the last week of her life.

Sharon Jones of soul and funk band The Dap Kings, has lost her battle with cancer at age 60.

Moira Bennett, producer for Room 8, is taking her show ‘At Last: The Etta James Story’ on tour in the UK in March 2017.

After a couple of years of touring with Paul Simon and Peter Gabriel, Sting is ready to go back out on the road as a solo act.

One year ago tomorrow, ISIS terrorists invaded the Bataclan Theatre in Paris in part of a multi-location attack on the city, killing 89 people that were attending a concert by Eagles of Death Metal.