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7 Virtual Jazz Club’s Contest 2020 Edition: Winners Announced!

Last Saturday the winners of the fifth edition of the global jazz contest promoted by the 7 Virtual Jazz Club association were announced. The 7 Virtual Jazz Club’s Global...

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CD Review: Susanna Aleksandra, The Siren

OK, so it’s time to come out of the closet and tell the world that I like creative vocal jazz. I’m also quite partial to Scandinavian music so when this album hit my...

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Ron Carter & Albert “Tootie” Heath join Greg Skaff for trio album.

Fans of Greg Skaff may know him as one of modern jazz’s premier organ jazz guitarists through his own trios with hard-grooving greats like Mike LeDonne and Pat Bianchi; or as a...

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A Foreigner’s Guide to Polish Jazz

Yesterday I happened to be speaking with a colleague who is quite familiar with the current Polish jazz scene. I mentioned the article below, first published here some 7 years...

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Ubuntu Music Signs UK Guitarist Nigel Price.

Ubuntu Music recently announced the signing of UK jazz guitarist, Nigel Price, for the release of his next Organ Trio album titled, “Wes Reimagined”. Featuring a...

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CD Review: Dimitri Howald’s Ilja, Spiritual Cycle

Swiss based guitarist Dimitri Howald released his latest album with his Ilja project titled “Spiritual Cycle” late in 2020. Most people would not believe the volume of...

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CD Review: Mike Scott, Collecting Things.

Collecting Things is the latest release from California based guitarist Mike Scott and forms his third release as a leader and follows Fallen Peach (2011) and Good Place To Be...

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Bill Cunliffe, John Patitucci & Vinnie Colaiuta to release Trio album.

Three veteran jazz virtuosos join forces for the first time as pianist Bill Cunliffe, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta for a high-spirited, vigorously swinging...

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7 Virtual Jazz Club announces competition finalists

The 7 Virtual Jazz Club is proud to announce the winners of the Web Community Prize and the finalists of the 5th edition of the global contest. The winners of the Web Community...

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ECM Announces First Releases For 2021

Munich based label ECM is set to kick off 2021 with two new releases from Shai Maestro and Joe Lovano’s Trio Tapestry. Both albums will be released on January 29, 2021....

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Funny Valentine: The Story of Chet Baker by Matthew Ruddick

Although I am very late in writing about this beautiful book, I believe there is never a bad time to shout about something wonderful. Much has been written, discussed, filmed and...

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