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Valencia swings

Our Spanish contributor, Marta Ramon provides us with a round up of this years jazz festivals in Valencia Spain. Five festivals in five Valencian towns have made the Mediterranean...

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Whirlwind Fest | London 10, 11, 12 Oct

London based label Whirlwind Recordings founded will commemorate their third anniversary by hosting a three day festival on October 10,11 and 12. All concerts will take place at...

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The Whirlwind Festival | October 10, 11 & 12 | Kings Place in London

London based label Whirlwind Recordings founded in 2010 by bassist/producer Michael Janisch will commemorate their third anniversary by hosting a three day festival on October...

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Dutch radio program Jazz Meeting reaches listeners worldwide

Every Wednesday evening live from the studio’s of Radio Hengelo Cynthia Thijs presents the Jazz Meeting. The Jazz Meeting is a radio program with the goal of introducing new...

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Monty Alexander | Ronnie Scotts 31 May & 1 June 2013

Monty ALEXANDER Lead Vocal + Piano | Hassan SHAKUR Acoustic Bass | Obed CALVAIRE Drums Something of a special addition to the jazz scene, Kingston-born pianist Monty Alexander was...

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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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