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Alex Wilson | Trio

Alex Wilson spent much of last year touring the world as musical director and featured pianist for guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela and far from being drained by their frenetic...

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Leo Blanco embarks on first major UK tour

Venezuelan piano virtuoso Leo Blanco flies in for his first major tour of the UK in June, a series of ten dates that will include his first-ever performance at Glasgow Jazz...

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Donnie McCaslin to teach at the Spezia Jazz Masterclass 2013

Spezia Jazz Masterclass 2013 – From 1 July through to 7 July in La Spezia Italy This years Spezia Jazz Masterclass will include a great line up of teachers including Donnie...

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Marc Myers | Why Jazz Happened

Why Jazz Happened is not your typical history of jazz. You won’t get long biographies of Coltrane, Davis, and Monk. You won’t get in-depth analyses of great songs,...

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The Cover Art of Blue Note Records: The Collection

This is a must for anyone who loves the stunning and historical cover art of one of jazz’ most legendary labels, Blue Note. There are literally hundreds of covers from some...

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DownBeat | The Great Jazz Interviews

Large format,soft cover,with the articles/interviews arranged in chronological order,starting in the 1930’s through the 2000’s. The soft cover is substantial and would...

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Miles Davis | The Complete Illustrated History

For fans of Miles Davis (like me) this is a great book to add to the library. The chapters (beginning in 1926) are broken down into chronological periods, with different writers...

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Bill Evans: How My Heart Sings

I’ve enjoyed Pettinger’s unpretentious study of Evans’ life and music as much as any comparable jazz title that comes to mind. The British author admits that he...

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Claude Nobs Montreux Jazz Festival founder dies

Montreux Jazz Festival founder Claude Nobs passed away Thursday at age 76. Nobs was involved in an accident while nordic skiing in Switzerland on December 24th. Since the accident...

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