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A great week for Jazz in Paris.

Sheila Jordan – 1 & 2 December at the Sunset Sunside. The first week in December is a great time for a jazz lover to be in Paris. On the face of it this is rather a...

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Berlin based vocalist Lucia Cadotsch takes Speak Low trio to New York

Echo Prize-Winning Jazz Singer Lucia Cadotsch makes her U.S. Debut in January 2018 with her Berlin-based “Speak Low” trio featuring saxophonist Otis Sandsjö and bassist...

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2018 Grammy Award Nominees announced.

Yesterday the Recording Academy announced the nominations for the 2018 Grammy Awards. The final round of GRAMMY voting is Dec. 7–21, 2017. The Recording Academy will present the...

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Monk Misterioso – a journey into the silence of Thelonious Monk

Magical gig by Filomena Campus et al – the perfect conclusion to the EFG London Jazz Festival Another busy and packed EFG London Jazz Festival has concluded. One of the sold...

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Headliners announced for Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2018

Kamasi Washington, Donny McCaslin, Christian McBride Big Band, Jason Moran, And Dinosaur Amongst First Names Announced For Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2018. Musical heavyweights from...

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The revival of MPS Records.

MPS Records was founded in 1968 by Industrialist Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer, an ardent audio engineer and amateur pianist who was crazy about music. In 1958 he built a recording...

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Sunday Blues – The Blues Triangle – Steve Miller

Renowned blues-rock guitarist and singer/songwriter Steve Miller continues his blues exploration with Jazz at Lincoln Center on December1–2 in Rose Theater alongside red-hot...

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JazzFest Berlin 2017 Reflection part 2

Part Two of Jan Fritz’s report on the 2017 JazzFest Berlin: After the first concert in the main hall I decided to switch over to the nearby jazz club ‘A-Trane’. In this...

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Clifford Brown | The Bach of Jazz

This piece was first published by Lynn Rene Bayley on her blog “The Art Music Lounge“ I’m sure this opinion will astound some readers and rile others, but in my...

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International solo jazz piano recitals at the Antonín Dvořák Museum in Prague

Antonín Dvořák predicted the advent of jazz in the late 19th century. This significant late 19th century Czech composer, best known for his “New World Symphony,” composed...

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Featured Gig | Mark Wade at Rox (Rouvroy) & Sunset Sunside in Paris

Voted one of the top 10 bassists of 2016 by the prestigious Downbeat Magazine Reader’s Poll, Mark Wade has been an active bassist in the NYC area for over 20 years. In 2015...

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