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The Jimmy Glass International Contemporary Jazz Festival launches on 18 October.

Opening on the 18th of October, the Jimmy Glass, the celebrated Valencian jazz club will celebrate the eleventh edition of its International Contemporary Jazz Festival. Unlike...

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CD Review: Olivier Chavet, Racines

Born in Aachen, raised in Belgium and now living in the Eifel, one of Germany’s most picturesque regions, drummer Olivier Chavet recently released his debut album as a...

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Alex Acuña gives the gift of music

Alex Acuña’s musical journey has seen the renowned drummer-percussionist travel from his small rural hometown in Peru to being a first-call session drummer in the...

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Mélanie Centenero: An eclectic combination of science and jazz…

French drummer Mélanie Centenero is set to launch her solo career with her multi-faceted debut album: Théorie de l’Ensemble. With its colourful musicality, thrilling...

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Drummer John Rae behind major New Zealand jazz release

Drummer John Rae, a former leading light on the Scottish jazz scene, is the force behind New Zealand’s most keenly awaited new jazz album this autumn. Questions in Red is the...

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Featured Gig: Amy Gadiaga at Jazz Cafe Posk

Bassist, vocalist, composer and rising star Amy Gadiaga brings her brilliant set to Jazz Café POSK, London, launching the first of the Women in Jazz Media monthly...

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Soho Live Jazz Week 2022

Soho Live Jazz Week, held annually in one the most exciting areas of London, celebrates the rich history of jazz, nurtures new jazz artists and epitomises community spirit,...

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CD Review: Alex Paxton, ilolli-pop

Bowled over by irrepressible trombonist-improvisor Alex Paxton’s debut album Music For Bosch People last year, it was a no-brainer to want to hear his new release ilolli-pop...

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CD Review: Dirk Schilgen, Out Into New

Recorded in August 2021 at Kleine Audiowelt studio, Sandhausen, Germany, “Out Into New” is the latest offering, released through Mons Records, from drummer Dirk Schilgen who...

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ACT Records to release unheard album from Esbjörn Svensson.

There are only a few figures in music whose work influences and shapes a genre as a whole. This is definitely the case with the late Swedish pianist Esbjörn Svensson. With his...

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Blue Note releases previously unissued Elvin Jones recording.

Recently Blue Note Records announced a November 18 release for “Revival: Live at Pookie’s Pub”, a thrilling previously unissued live recording of Elvin Jones’...

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