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All About Jazz release spring edition of the All About Jazz magazine

The 2nd edition of the Magazine is somewhat special and celebrates the 75th anniversary of Blue Note Records. The Magazine features over 150 pages focused on Blue Note Records,...

WORLD PREMIERE OF THE OSCAR PETERSON LEGACY QUARTET

STREAMED LIVE FROM THE STANDARD IN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. THIS SATURDAY OCTOBER 19th AT 8 PM (20:00) CET – Less than two weeks ago, a spectacular new venue opened in...

Impossible Gentlemen | UK Tour Dates

GWILYM SIMCOCK (piano), MIKE WALKER (guitar), STEVE SWALLOW (electric bass)/or steve rodby (bass), ADAM NUSSBAUM (drums) The Impossible Gentlemen will be promoting their second...

Marc Halbheer and the 5th Edition release new CD

During the past years, Swiss drummer Marc Halbheer dedicated much time towards composing. The Quintet, 5th Edition, is the first Band where he presents his recent Works. The...

The Finnish Line | Finland’s finest musicians at LIFEM

Finland’s finest musicians are the focus of this year’s London International Festival of Exploratory Music (LIFEM) at Kings Place. The four-day genre-busting explosion...

Made In New York Jazz Competition

Joe Lovano, Randy Brecker and  Lenny White are the judges in the inaugural Made in New York Jazz Competition, which hopes to expose unknown artists. Since launching in January,...

Cedar Walton dies aged 79

We have received the sad news the Cedar Walton passed away early Monday morning at his home in Brooklyn, New York. Cedar Walton was a prolific recording and performing artist....

James Tormé at The Rio Café, Glasgow

The Rio Café in Partick, an area of Glasgow, would, on first sight, seem an unlikely venue for an international recording artist based in Los Angeles to make his Scottish debut,...

George Duke dies age 67

Veteran jazz, R&B, funk and fusion keyboard virtuoso George Duke died on 5 August in Los Angeles. The news was confirmed today by Duke’s record label Concord-Telarc....

Europe’s first lady of jazz Rita Reys dies age 88

The Netherlands best known jazz singer Rita Reys died age 88 at her home in Breukelen  (The Netherlands) on Saturday evening. Known to many as Europe’s first lady of jazz Rita...

Birmingham Town Hall & Symphony Hall invites submissions from Jazz composers

Birmingham Town Hall & Symphony Hall (THSH) are currently requesting submissions from from composers for an 8 minute jazz piece for a large children’s ensemble. The piece is...