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Threestyle | Road to Monterey | 4 weeks at No.1

Threestyle have performed in over 60 countries, and their latest single spent four weeks at number one on Groove jazz music charts and 12 months on the Billboard chart. Road To...

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Book review | ‘Graphic Works 1959-2016’ | Peter Brotzmann

Peter Brotzmann sent me a copy of his book ‘Graphic Works 1959-2016’ a little while ago and it has sat on my desk for a couple of months. Not because I was not...

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CD Review – Dave Liebman – Is seeing believing?

The essence of jazz is being timeless and that is exactly what marks this album. “Is seeing believing?” transports us to a point when jazz was the now and it spread like a...

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Shirley Horn – “Here’s to Life, Here’s to Love, Here’s to You for 2017

in 1994, jazz legend Shirley Horn performed “Here’s To Life” at the North Sea Jazz Festival with the Metropole Orchestra, conducted by Dick Bakker. I celebrate...

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Finally a worthy tribute to Don Byas in The Netherlands

The CD – “Don Byas meets the Jacobs Brothers” is not just a collection of songs. It gives a picture of an interesting part of Dutch jazz history: the mix of European...

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Esteban Alvarez | ‘Tico Groove’

World-class Steinway pianist Esteban Alvarez has written music for a variety of ensembles, orchestras, and chamber groups in his time– from the Latin Jazz Ensemble, the Caribe...

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Wanderlust by Mike Adcock | CD Review

Mike Adcock is an experienced musician, a player of the accordion and piano. Though a lot of his work has included improvised material he is not exclusively improvisational. He...

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jazzahead! 2017 showcase programme announced.

Yesterday, jazzahead! announced the full showcase program for the 2017 edition of the festival and Trade show. In the press release (reproduced below) jazzahead! noted that this...

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CD Review of Duncan Lamont’s – As if by Magic

Duncan Lamont has contributed hugely to the world of music. He has worked with Gil Evans, Henry Mancini, Norma Winstone, Tina May, Cleo Laine and many more. On this CD, he has...

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Ola Onabule 2016 London Concert Review

On certain rare occasions in your life you can be lucky enough to experience one of those sublime goose bump infused moments when you bear witness to music that reaches into your...

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Marcus Strickland – London Concert Review – “Intense and beautiful”

Marcus Strickland – Twi-Life @ Ronnie Scott’s – Wed 16th November (night 1 of 2) There was a hush in the air on the first night Strickland played at Ronnie Scott’s, on...

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