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The massively influential band have been plying their blend of jazz, funk, post-punk and pop for 45 years. But as they release new album, the founding members are in no mood for nostalgia

His wobbly blocks of high-key colours, painted while listening to Miles Davis, have made Whitney America’s greatest Black abstract artist. As a new show opens in the UK, he relives his tough early days

In an epic feat of improvisation, 12 players over three days reimagined the jazz great’s magnum opus

The writer, actor and legendary punk musician answers your questions on working with William Shatner and Al Pacino, the joy of lifting weights and Leeds’ best onion bhajis

Boasting an HSS layout and faded red satin lacquer finish, the new signature model replicates a legendary '59 Strat that's been used on albums by Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell and hundreds of others

Black history and identity loom large in the work of Samuel Fosso and Arthur Jafa while Frida Orupabo offers strange, hybrid creations and Bieke Depoorter faces an ethical dilemma

Like the shape-shifting music he made throughout his life, Wayne Shorter was always pushing forward, always seeking new aural adventures and challenges. His death Thursday in Los Angeles at the age of 89 marks the passing of a tireless innovator whose fans ranged from countless jazz artists to such admirers…

Saxophonist and master improviser with artists ranging from Miles Davis to Joni Mitchell, and with lineups including Weather Report

The best songs from the all-time great saxophonist who died this week.

Composer and performer traversed numerous phases of jazz history, and fused his playing with the likes of Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell and Carlos Santana