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CD Review: Fiona Ross, Thoughts, Conversations and To Do Lists

Overview: Named among the 100 Alternative Power Music List for 2020, multi-award winning jazz artist, editor-in-chief, journalist and founder of the award-winning Women in...

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Masaa set to release new album titled “Beit”

German based group Masaa is set to release their fourth album titled “Beit” on April 28th on Traumton Records. For a number of years now the group has been compelling...

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Rhino Records to re-release Mingus’ Atlantic recordings in boxed set.

Charles Mingus is the most important American jazz composer after Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. As part of the ongoing celebration of the Mingus’ centennial, Rhino Records...

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Jazz & Bohemia

Since the early 1960s, Paris had jazz clubs in the Latin Quarter willing and with gratitude to have American musicians playing avant garde – free jazz. Unlike The Blue Note...

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Willard Jenkins: Ain’t But A Few of Us

Willard Jenkins biography describes him as ‘consultant, arts administrator, artistic director, writer, journalist, broadcaster, educator and oral historian’. This doesn’t...

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Featured Gig: Ray Greene presents new album in Amsterdam.

Celebrated singer and trombonist Ray Greene presents his upcoming album, Stay, on April 22 at De Duif in Amsterdam. Greene, best known for his work with Tower of Power and as lead...

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CD Review: Roberto Pistolesi, Open Lands and Moving People

Recently the latest album from drummer Roberto Pistolesi, titled “Open Lands and Moving People”, landed on my desk for review. Recently I’ve reviewed a number of...

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Something New with Cecilia Sanchietti

Welcome to the next interview in our Women in Jazz Media series ‘Something New’ exploring new albums and books through conversation directly with the artist to share a little...

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Featured Gig: Fiona Ross launches new album at Pizza Express

Multi award winning vocalist, pianist and composer Fiona Ross launches her new album Thoughts, Conversations and to Do Lists in London on April 27th at the historic Pizza Express...

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CD Review: Herve Samb, Jolof

Jolof is the sixth album by guitarist and singer Hervé Samb. Jolof refers to the kingdom of Jolof, founded by the Wolof in the 12th century and now part of Senegal. The jazz...

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CD Review: Nora Kamm, One

Closing off the March series of my review round-up, is the debut album as a leader from the Paris based saxophonist, Nora Kamm. Both stylistically and instrumentally, this album...

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