Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine

Opposition to the film has come from fans of the Hollywood musical and admirers of jazz. Too bad they are wrong

Paris Hilton commercial incites outcry, crashes Web site. Motley Crue cries foul. Whoopi lashes out at party.

Jazz pianist Jacky Terrasson takes on Pink Floyd, Ravel.

Okay, "Happy Birthday" might be the most over-covered tune ever. But these songs are in the running, too

Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine.

Leaders of the world's most powerful faiths convene to trade their famous converts -- and improve their image

Jazz has venerated its own traditions for so long that the music seems stale and the audience is gone. Now what?

The awards remain clueless about metal, R&B and Americana -- but amazingly, it's hard to argue with the major picks

Set on fire by the magnifying glass of the tabloids, these stars from my childhood make up for lost time

The "House of Lies" and "Iron Man" star turns director with an exhilarating biopic about a damaged jazz genius

We were 15, in my friend's basement. We thought we knew our stuff, but no one else did what Miles did

The "Nebraska" director on the Midwest, actors without makeup, and why he loves characters who delude themselves

The final night of track and field saw the coronation of the greatest female athlete in the world -- and the golden departure of history's greatest 400-meter runner.

Friday/weekend: Oh, Oscar! The 80th Academy Awards air on Sunday night -- and Jon Stewart's hosting. Plus: What did you think of "Lost" on Thursday?