Nigel Price is holding a raffle of some high-quality guitar amps, including a DV Little Jazz, to help fund his mammoth tour. Tickets are just £10 and include a free digital copy of Chops, Live!, his recent album covering Joe Pass and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen.

Drummer Jack DeJohnette died in New York from congestive heart failure, 26 October 2025, aged 83. The Independent reports he posted a photo of himself, apparently in good form, just two days before. A 2006 interview is republished here.

Scott LaFaro‘s early 1800s Prescott bass, used on early 1960s Bill Evans sessions, will be played at New Jersey Performing Arts Center in November by Ben Williams (9), Max Gerl (13), Christian McBride (22) and Gregory Jones (23). See its story here.

The ingenious and creative bassist Anthony Jackson, a pioneer of the six-string instrument – died 19 October, aged 73, reports Music Radar. Among his major associations were Steve Khan, Steely Dan and Michel Camilo.

Köln 75 is a new film dramatising the creation of Keith Jarrett’s famed Köln Concert (ECM). A YouTube trailer gives some insight into its style and content.