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Raised on Jazz – inheriting music as a tool for survival

Editors note: Miriam Gould is the daughter of the Jazz Singer Rachel Gould and Jazz singer/Jazz Tenor sax player Sal Nistico. Below, Miriam’s gives some background and an...

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NEA Announces Newest Recipients of the USA’s Highest Honor in Jazz.

Each year, the United States National Endowment for the Arts bestows their highest honor in jazz, the NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships, on individuals who have made significant...

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Love Supreme 2018 – Sun, décolletage and plenty of music!

This year the Love Supreme Festival was a rather different one on so many levels. First of all, the stunning weather played a part into the success of this Festival which started...

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Ghost Town video from Beverley Beirne’s album Jazz Just Wants To Have Fun

The Specials original pop song from 1981 – ‘Ghost Town’ is reinterpreted by Beverly Bierne and is one of the tracks on her newly released album ‘Jazz Just...

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Bob James to release new solo album

August 31 will see the release of the new album from multiple-Grammy winner Bob James. Titled “Espresso” and released on the Evosound label, the album will be Bob...

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Barrett Martin Interview by Fiona Ross

The drummer, percussion, composer, ethnomusicologist Barrett Martin has played on many Rock, Blues and World Music albums and last year won the Latin Grammy for producing...

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Gig Review: Keyon Harrold, jazz trumpeter par excellence play’s Ronnie Scott’s

The heart and soul of Keyon Harrold, jazz trumpeter par excellence and political activist, spill on the Ronnie Scott’s stage with great passion. At the time of writing, Keyon...

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Interview: Paul Hanson one of the world’s best-known jazz bassoonists

Paul Hanson is one of the world’s best-known jazz bassoonists. Playing an instrument more often associated with classical music, he has managed to clear his own path building a...

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Allan Harris brings his tribute to Eddie Jefferson to Europe

Later this month New York based vocalist Allan Harris will return to Europe for a number of festival performances and club dates. Harris recently released his latest album, a...

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The Zurich Jazz Orchestra, An interview with Steffen Schorn

Formed in 1995 the Zurich Jazz Orchestra has rightly earned it’s place among Europe’s top professional Big Bands. From it’s humble beginnings as a rehearsal band and...

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CD Review | John Coltrane, Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album

Last Friday saw the release of “a lost” studio album by John Coltrane. Titled “Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album,” it was recorded on 6 March, 1963 and...

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