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The article discusses the influence of Indian subcontinent musicians on the modern-jazz music. It mentions awards given to Indian descent musicians such as pianist Vijay Iyer who received the "Musician of the Year," and saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa who received the "Alto Saxophonist of the Year," given at the Jazz Awards of the Jazz Journalist Association. Contributions to jazz of several Indian descent musicians including John Coltrane, Sunny Jain and Alice Coltrane are also discussed.

The article focuses on the issuance of a super-deluxe package album for Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew" to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the grandddy of all fusion albums in the U.S. The package contains two discs comprising the original album plus six bonus tracks. It notes that Davis' former bandmate John Coltrane is feted with a set of reissues.