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Featured Artist Interview with Konstantin Reinfeld.

Recently Konstantin Reinfeld and Christoph Spangenberg released a Duo Album under the name REINBERG paying homage to the late, great Toots Thielemans. The album titled “Old...

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Gregory Porter to become Artistic Curator of Cheltenham Jazz Festival.

Gregory Porter, the multi-award-winning jazz vocalist, today announced a new three-year role as Artistic Curator of Cheltenham Jazz Festival. This will see him performing a...

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Review: The Orient House Ensemble and Sigamos Quartet at Ronnie Scott’s, 12/13 Nov 2018

Gilad Atzmon’s sell-out residency at Ronnie Scott’s was a game of two halves, two gigs and two quartets. The first half was devoted to playing numbers which Charlie Parker...

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Maxine Gordon Book Launch| “Sophisticated Giant, The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon”

It’s here, Maxine Gordon’s biography of Dexter Gordon titled “Sophisticated Giant, The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon” is now available. Published by...

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Interview: Ranky Tanky

Ranky Tanky is a unique quintet hailing from Charleston, South Carolina. The band’s roots are deeply embedded in the West African inspired Gullah culture shared by many of...

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Interview: Yazz Ahmed and music of the people

Speaking to Yazz Ahmed, I am reminded of the power of exploration of different cultures and themes in music and how this can raise awareness and inspire. The seemingly simple act...

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Robert Mitchell’s ‘Epiphany’ EP Review

Pianist, composer, innovator, festival creator, and curator, Robert Mitchell is THE artist par excellence. With his latest EP, “Epiphany” released on the Depth of Field label...

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Frits Landesbergen launches ESP Records

Frits Landesbergen has been a prominent part of the Dutch jazz scene since the early 1980’s. As a drummer and vibraphonist, Frits has notched up a long and distinguished...

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Featured Gig | Miriam Ast and Victor Gutierrez – Secret Songs Album Launch.

Miriam Ast and Victor Gutierrez will launch their latest album “Secret Songs” at the EFG London Jazz Festival on the 20th of November. The concert will be at Pizza...

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Featured gig: Fiona Ross, Colchester Arts Jazz Centre, UK – Dec 02nd

Jazz artist Fiona Ross will play at the Colchester Arts Jazz Centre on December 2nd – with special guest Marco Piccioni. Fast becoming known for creating a new contemporary jazz...

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Thelonious Monk Institute to be renamed “Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz”

Last week the Board of Trustees of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz announced that effective January 1, 2019, the Institute will move forward under the name the Herbie...

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