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Billy Branch Headlines at Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival

The first artist for its Saturday evening’s line-up of this July’s event is Grammy nominee and Emmy Award winner Billy Branch, and the Giles Robson Band. They will headline on...

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Jo Harrop pays tribute to Peggy Lee

Jo Harrop pays tribute to Peggy Lee at the 2018 edition of the Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival. The sultry songstress who was described by Duke Ellington as ‘The Queen’...

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Lee Konitz on tour in Europe.

At age 90 Lee Konitz is truly a living legend of Jazz. At an age when most people are sitting back enjoying the view from God’s waiting room, Konitz is still active touring...

Concerts • News • Tours|

The Manhattan Transfer Co-founder Erin Dickins -‘Vignettes’ CD review

Erin Dickins is a New York based jazz singer and session vocalist. She was a founding member of The Manhattan Transfer; after five years singing ensemble music with the group, she...

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Hadar Noiberg talks about Open Fields, Chano Dominguez and More.

Israëli ex-pat Hadar Noiberg has established herself not only in her adopted home of New York City but also on the world stage. A Jazz musician with a vast Classical background...

Artists • Featured Artist • Interviews • News|

50 years of jazz history, MPS celebrates a half-century milestone.

Diversity, courage and quality: those are the trademarks with which MPS – Musik Produktion Schwarzwald – and company founder Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer achieved world-wide...

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Lost Miles Davis recording to be released on Vinyl.

International Record Store day has become one of the most important events on the calendar for lovers of Vinyl. Conceived as a way to promote independent Record Stores in 2008 the...

Labels • New Releases • News • Vinyl|

Darwish ‘Reclamation’ CD Review by Erminia Yardley

“Reclamation” with its 17 tracks melodies, nu jazz, world music and suave tones all in one, was recently released by Two Rivers Records. Its talented artist, bassist Darwish,...

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They Died Before 40 – The music kept them alive…and killed them!

Which jazz musician’s funeral attracted 10,000 mourners and an 80-car funeral procession? Which African American musician was forced to play at the other end of the recording...

Film Review • New York Jazz • News|

Pericopes +1 ‘Legacy’ CD Review by Erminia Yardley

Auand Records, the Southern Italian independent label (based in Bisceglie, Puglia) dedicated to genre-defying music (as quoted on its website), founded and run by the genius that...

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CD Review | Fabio Marziali NY Quintet,| Windows and Light

Fabio Marziali is an Italian Alto Sax player currently living in Amsterdam. Named one of the most promising Italian jazz musicians on the scene at the moment. His new release...

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