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7 Virtual Jazz Club announces the winner of the Web Community Prize

7 Virtual Jazz Club is proud to announce the winner of the Web Community Prize and the finalists of the 4th edition of the global contest. Milan (Italy) – January 25, 2020...

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Esperanza Spalding & Brad Mehldau take honours at the 2020 Grammy Awards.

Last night in Los Angles the 62nd edition of the Grammy awards were held. Clocking in at almost 4 hours long, the Recording Academy was clearly in no rush to get through this...

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Jermaine Holmes ‘Stronger than my Fears’ album review

As I mentioned in one of my recent tweets, my first write-up for 2020 is going to be about the Grammy-award winning vocalist, New Jersey-born, Jermaine Holmes debut album....

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Sounds of Cuba and New Orleans

They call New Orleans “the northernmost Caribbean city,” and Cuba is a culturally rich relative. These two hotbeds of rhythm are combined in Herlin Riley presents: Sounds of...

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Holdup, the new EP From Ola Onabule and The Hazelrigg Brothers

Now and then a collaboration comes along that grabs your attention and earlier this week this is exactly what happened when the new EP from vocalist Ola Onabule and The Hazelrigg...

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Micah Barnes, When In Rome

Canadian vocalist Micah Barnes released his new single “When In Rome” from his coming album “Vegas Breeze” last week. Micah enjoys a strong following in...

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CD Review: The Beast in the Blueprint

‘It’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating, they have to be about change’ Miles Davis Led by the formidable talent that is Jemma...

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Callum Au wins the BJO ICC Award

Callum Au won the BJO ICC Award during the 8th International Composition Contest in Flagey, Brussels. The international jury, consisting of Pierre Bertrand (FR), Florian Ross...

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Debut album of the Year winner takes to the road…

Scottish pianist Fergus McCreadie takes his trio on tour in the UK this month for the first time since winning Album of the Year at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2019 for his...

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jazzahead! 2020 – Large ensembles and female empowerment…

Showcase applications for Bremen’s 2020 jazz trade fair reach a new record level… The two main themes which emerge from the application round for the 40 showcase slots at...

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Christain McBride revisits the Civil Rights Movement

Marshalling his ever-sharpening skills as a composer, arranger, conductor, musician and lyricist, Christian McBride has created a historically and culturally illuminating...

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