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ASHLEY KAHN RETURNS TO MIDDELHEIM

Jazz Middelheim is an annual summer jazz festival in Antwerp, Belgium. The first festival took place in 1969 as a jazz promenade in the Middelheim Park. In 2016 Jazz Middelheim...

CD Review – Nina Baun

‘Human’ “What I’m doing is organic and in constant development, and I do not let my compositions be limited by fixed types of music.’’ Nina Baun Straight from the...

Latin Jazz Bassist Honors Tito Puente +

Machito laid the groundwork for Latin jazz, Tito Puente pushed the envelope with passion, and Carlos Henriquez propelled the music into the future. The Music of Puente, Machito...

Femi Temowo interview

Sunday 3rd July at The Love Supreme Festival Press Tent . Singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer and arranger, Femi Temowo, played at the Big Top tent (where the cream of...

Wayne Shorter, Living Legend By Scott H. Thompson

Mr. Shorter has a body of unique and definitive compositions, sophisticated in melody and harmony, done in the rhythm of jazz. His music has been the centerpiece of three...

FESTIVAL FLASHES GENT JAZZ 2016 – PART TWO

The 15th edition of Gent Jazz Festival has ended to the satisfaction of the organizers. Festival director Bertrand Flamang stated that not only had the music played a role in the...

Featured Gig | Shez Raja with Soweto Kinch | Hideaway London – 22 July

Dynamic British-Asian bass player Shez Raja’s London-based Collective join forces with the award winning alto saxophonist and MC Soweto Kinch to celebrate the release of...

Ibrahim Maalouf interview with Erminia Yardley

Saturday 2nd July @ The Love Supreme Festival Press Tent Erminia Yardley and Carl Hyde attended this years Love Supreme festival for Jazz In Europe DM. Here is the first of her...

The Love Supreme Festival Report by Erminia Yardley

I have always thought it would be an intriguing challenge to report from a music festival, for the simple reason that these are, normally, very busy places to be at with no time...

Festival Flashes Gent Jazz 2016 (part one)

NO SIGNATURE Two famous trumpet players played on the opening day of Gent Jazz: Terence Blanchard and Ibrahim Maalouf. It is the 15th edition of the festival in the Belgian town....

Antwerp to celebrate 35th edition of Jazz Middelheim

Jazz Middelheim will be held for the 35th time in Antwerp this year. With 35 related venues in the Belgian port city. It will include impressive photos of jazz legends, which have...