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“When Soweto came to Ronnies”

As part of the Jazzwise 20th Anniversary Special, Ronnie Scott’s had another gem in store. The multi-talented British saxophonist and mc that is Soweto Kinch recently played the...

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The Inimitable Uli Beckerhoff – Part 1

Check out our very own inhouse JazzTalk.News podcast series for 2019 with our very own knowledgeable editor In chief – Nigel J. (JazzTalk.News uses the Photo by Jason...

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‘Hank Mobley in Holland’ is a nice new chapter in Dutch jazz history.

The release of a CD from the series Treasures of Dutch is not complete without an extensive historical research by the Dutch Jazz Archive. That is also the case with ‘Hank...

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Oran Etkin Trio at Jazz Dock, Mladi Ladi Jazz Festival, Prague, Czech Republic

Mladi Ladi Jazz Festival presents a nation-wide tour (in the Czech Republic) of Oran Etkin’s various projects: Timbalooloo concerts for kids, Gathering Light concerts and a...

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Master Musicians of Joujouka led by Bachir Attar | European Tour April 2017

What does Ornette Coleman. The funk-master electric bassist of jazz and world music groove, Bill Laswell, Brian Jones, and the Rolling Stones’ have in common…the...

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“Charlie Parker is alive and well”

Super = adjective: Very good or pleasant; excellent Synonyms: excellent, superb, superlative, first-rate, superior, outstanding, remarkable Uhm, how those words ring true! With...

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Native French, Gabrielle Ducomble | La Chateuse délicieuse

The délicieuse Gabrielle Ducomble took to the small stage of Crazy Coqs downstairs at Brasserie Zédel on time and with a slight timid approach. One could see already from the...

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jazzahead! 2017 April 27-30 U.S. Jazz Industry

Jazz was born in America. This true American art form has been embraced with open arms by our brothers and sisters in Europe, Japan and around the world! The music has grown,...

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Chris Standring and Mica Paris Concert Review

Cadogan Hall was a fulcrum of excitement recently as English jazz guitarist (now residing in LA) Chris Standring took the stage for a very special performance. This would see...

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Dot Time Records Launches Louis Armstrong Legacy Series.

By: Peter McLaren | Photos Courtesy of the Louis Armstrong House Museum. Some weeks back Dot Time Records announced an agreement with the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation to...

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Paul Jost at Cornelia Street Café

In jazz, scat singing is improvisation with or on syllables, without forming words at all and is really nonsensical, but is deliberate. The choice of scat syllables is the key...

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