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Dhafer Youssef – November European Tour Dates

Oud player and vocalist Dhafer Youssef is today considered to be one of the most inventive players on the world music scene and a leader of the movement fusing Eastern and Western...

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Filomena Campus – Expect the Unexpected!

“Jazz is jazz because it is multi-faceted; it hurts, it stuns, it amazes. Filomena Campus’s music does all these things: always expect the unexpected!” I wrote the above...

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Luther Allison | A Legend Never Dies Essential Recordings 1976-1997

Label: Ruf Records Release Date: 27 October 2017 With 7 Cd’s, 4 DVD’s & a Book, the box set from Ruf Records celebrating the 20th anniversary of the passing of...

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TJP, spreading Peace and Love

A few years ago I was presented with a CD by Philadelphia based band The Jost Project. The CD titled “Can’t Find My Way Home” included jazz interpretations of rock/pop...

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A tale of two Tommys as Scotsman Smith tours his latest album

Internationally acclaimed Scottish saxophonist Tommy Smith plays Ronnie Scott’s in London on Monday 23 October as part of a tour to launch his latest album, Embodying the Light....

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Ola Onabulé – Taking on the world, on his own terms.

Ola Onabulé is an artist who has a strong, loyal and constantly growing fan base. This isn’t just because of his musical prowess, beautifully crafted lyrics and the powerful...

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Mike Casey | Norwegian Wood (Live from Sofar Sounds NYC)

Recently in an interview I was asked if I could list one thing that characterises the music industry in the 21st century. One hell of a question to answer off the cuff however the...

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Chasing Bix, the Introverted Enigma

This op-ed article has been posted courtesy of Lynn René Bayley of The Art Music Lounge. “Bix was one of the weirdest guys I ever knew. It wasn’t just that he was...

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Tony Bennett returns to New York’s famous Radio City Music Hall.

This coming Friday Tony Bennett will return to New York’s famous Radio City Music Hall. Nicknamed the “Showplace of the Nation”, it is a leading tourist destination in...

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An Interview with Aruán Ortiz

I was so impressed by Aruán Ortiz’ solo piano album, Cub(an)ism, that I felt impelled to interview him for this blog. He was very busy at the time with a concert tour, and then...

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Christian Sands is Reaching for the future.

Having been around in the jazz world for close on 40 years I’ve seen generations come and go. With each changing of the guard we see new players come onto the scene,...

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