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Interview with Knoel Scott – Part 3

Read Part 1 & Part 2 of the interview here. So, what about the more spiritual side – how does jazz make you feel? I asked. Knoel said, “I feel that jazz is actually the...

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Interview with Knoel Scott – Part 2

Read Part 1 of this interview here. How did you get well known, I asked – when was your ‘break’? Knoel replies, “Jamaica, Queens was a residential middle class community...

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London’s Most Diverse And Innovative Jazz Ensemble Release Debut Album.

October 2015 marks the release of ‘Kansas Smitty’s’, the eponymous debut album from the Kansas Smitty’s House Band. Formed in London, the Kansas Smitty’s House Band are...

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Pianist Philip Clouts tours England and Scotland

Pianist Philip Clouts tours England and Scotland with his quartet in October to mark the release of a new album, Umoya, one of the first releases on the new jazz imprint of...

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Featured Gig | Norbert Kögging | Rabotheater Hengelo

This coming Saturday dutch vocalist Norbert Kögging will launch is new CD ‘Sketches of Ordinary Life’ with a concert in the Rabo Theater in Hengelo the Netherlands....

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Phil Woods dies age 83

Jazz legend Phil Woods died Tuesday morning, according to Bensing-Thomas Funeral Home in Stroudsburg. He was 83 years old. Woods, who lived in Delaware Water Gap since 1976 and...

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Featured Gig | Shez Raja Collective live at the 606 Jazz Club | 1 October 2015

Shez Raja is a seriously talented electric bass player whose work in a fascinating mix of Indo-jazz, funk and groove settings has propelled him to the forefront of the UK jazz...

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Evan Christopher’s Django à la Créole Tours Europe

European Gypsy swing meets the music and rhythms of “le monde Creole” in this seductive and captivating project led by New Orleans-based clarinetist Evan Christopher....

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Swing Festival Breda features eight free concerts.

The Swing Festival Breda will take place on Sunday 25 October for the eighth time. In the Centre of the Dutch city there will be eight free concerts in six venues. Organizer Jan...

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Festival Flashes from Jazz Middelheim (Antwerp)

Jazz Middelheim in the Belgian city of Antwerp will celebrate it’s 35th edition next year. This years 34th edition was another success, festival organizers pleased with more...

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