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Violinist Tim Kliphuis: ‘Jazz musicians should think out of the box more’

Dutch jazz violinist Tim Kliphuis (1974) is a busy man. He performs with his trio, his sextet and has several programs with chamber orchestras and symphonic orchestras. This year...

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Curtis Stigers – the perfect crooner

Last month saw many varied performances again at the epic Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, but one that really stood out, that made the crowd AND this writer feel energized and breath...

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Threestyle | Road to Monterey | 4 weeks at No.1

Threestyle have performed in over 60 countries, and their latest single spent four weeks at number one on Groove jazz music charts and 12 months on the Billboard chart. Road To...

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Rob van Bavel and son Sebastiaan keep on exploring jazz

Rob van Bavel (1965) and his son Sebastiaan (1991) are gifted pianists. Considered as premiere jazz sons of the Netherlands. Both of them also have a penchant for classical...

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Ahmad Jamal – One of A Kind

As one of the major architects of modern jazz piano, he has a gift for melody, broad and open harmonic palette, and astonishing rhythmic drive. “I’ve been around a long, long...

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Angus Bayley CD Review and Q&A.

“Scrapbook”, a 9-track album released in autumn this year on the Spark label, is the work of Angus Bayley, composer and musician as well as scientist! All of the tracks but...

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A French Jazz Shaman is Freed

Rahsaan Roland Kirk was a legendary jazz shaman on horns. As a soloist, he was capable of sounding like a full band by blowing hard and free into three alto saxophones at once,...

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10 X Grammy Award Winner – Eddie Palmieri

Read this fascinating and insightful interview of the Ten-time Grammy winner pianist Eddie Palmieri. Eddie Palmieri who is known for his banging, percussive piano style says,...

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Kenny Garrett Interview

Kenny Garrett is a Grammy Award-winning American post-bop jazz saxophonist and flautist. He cut his youthful musical teeth while playing with the Duke Ellington Orchestra and...

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John Scofield ponders

Scott Thompson spoke with John Scofield during the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Muddy Waters Celebration. Scott asked John a number of questions, and this is what John had to say:...

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Magnus Öström – Has Landed Safely

Magnus Öström and his band will be touring Europe to promote their third release “Parachute” (2016, Diesel Music), since he first embarked on a solo career, as a composer in...

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