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Geoffrey Keezer joins SNJO on tour

Grammy-winning pianist-composer Geoffrey Keezer joins the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra on a three-date Scottish tour from 29th September to 1st October, with concerts in...

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Jazz sets the Edinburgh Fringe swinging

Scottish jazz features prominently in a new pop-up venue on the Edinburgh Fringe during August. Saxophonists Tommy Smith and Helena Kay, pianists Fergus McCreadie and Brian...

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SNJO unites East and West with World of the Gods

The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra unites Orient with Occident and a 2000-year-old musical tradition with contemporary improvisation in World of the Gods, which tours Central...

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SNJO perform Duke’s “Sweet Letter” to the Queen.

Recently we published a piece by Paul Beard titled “The Day The Queen Met Duke” where Paul told the story of Duke’s meeting with the late Queen Elizabeth after a...

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Drummer John Rae behind major New Zealand jazz release

Drummer John Rae, a former leading light on the Scottish jazz scene, is the force behind New Zealand’s most keenly awaited new jazz album this autumn. Questions in Red is the...

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Allana Goldsmith and Mark Baynes – E Rere Ra

Singer Allana Goldsmith and pianist Mark Baynes release E Rere Ra, their first album together on the Meow Jazz label on Friday 2nd September. The new release from New Zealand...

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Scottish pianist Fergus McCreadie announces tour dates

Award-winning Scottish pianist Fergus McCreadie’s trio heads for Jazzahead! In Bremen to play a showcase concert on Friday 29th April. With a new album, Forest Floor about to be...

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SNJO brings Pop, Rock and Soul to Dundee, Edinburgh & Glasgow

It will be a case of third time lucky when the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and its top line American guests, vocalist Kenny Washington and vibes virtuoso Joe Locke take their...

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Tommy Smith goes full-on orchestral and solo in contrasting concerts.

Scottish saxophonist Tommy Smith plays two contrasting concerts over the weekend of September 24-26. In his role as its founder-director, Smith leads the internationally acclaimed...

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Wellington comes to Europe

“Braxton disciple’s latest among new releases from New Zealand” Three musicians whose new albums were launched at the recent Wellington Jazz Festival have combined...

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Saxophonist Lucien Johnson creates music of the elements.

New Zealander Lucien Johnson releases his first digital album, Wax///Wane on April 1st. The saxophonist, who spent much of his twenties living and working in and out of Paris, has...

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