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Kilian Sladek announces new album Colorblind

Munich vocalist and composer Kilian Sladek releases “Gravity”, the next featured-guest single from his forthcoming album Colorblind, this Friday, 26 June. The track...

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CD Review: Gary Bartz; Your Brother’s Keeper, Where Rivers Meet

A musician of Gary Bartz’s stature doesn’t need to chase relevance — it follows him. But what happens when a jazz legend of more than five decades steps into an...

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Swing Master: The Abstract Truth of Sem van Gelder.

A Light Goes Out in Groningen — Remembering Sem van Gelder It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Samuel “Sem” van Gelder, who died...

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CD Review: Slaven Ljujic Super Group, Hope Molecules

Montenegrin drummer Slaven Ljujic announces himself as a bandleader of real substance with this high-energy fusion debut. Recorded in a single April session at DomArt Studio in...

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CD Review: Tina Carr, Moon Over Mildmay

Moon over Mildmay is the new album (released in March 2026) by British singer Tina Carr in collaboration with Miguel Gorodi (trumpet), Oli Hayhurst (bass), Kieran McLeod...

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Crossing the Bridge: Remembering Sonny Rollins

I have been listening to Sonny Rollins for most of my life, but it is only now, in the wake of his death on May 25, 2026, that the full weight of his presence feels measurable....

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One Record. A Thousand Stories. William Ellis & The One LP Project in Glasgow

William Ellis’s One LP Project is less an exhibition of photographs than a gallery of LP selves — each one revealed through the record a person cannot live without. The...

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Festival Review: Jazz à Liège 2026

Jazz à Liège in Belgium´s charming city of Liège offers a great choice of jazz and beyond in wonderful concert venues. Is what Ibrahim Maalouf is presenting in his new...

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Jazzkaar Festival 2026: Jazz is Punk!

Bill Frisell with Eyvind Kang? Magnificent! Kneebody, the wild American quartet? Pretty great! Kennedy Administration (“My Name is Kennedy, I am your president tonight!”)?...

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Donny McCaslin to headline Polygon Portal’s immersive London launch

London’s newest listening room is putting jazz at the centre of its debut programme. Polygon Portal, a dedicated 360° spatial audio space in Soho, will host Donny McCaslin and...

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Conference Review: The 6th Jazz France Balkans Network Meeting

The sixth meeting of the Jazz France Balkans Network, held in Dijon from 12–15 May 2026, was something rather more than a gathering of jazz professionals comparing notes. It...

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