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CD Review: Lara Eidi, Sun

After several single releases and collaborations over the last few years, Lara Eidi has graced us with her most ambitious and uplifting work yet; her new album ‘Sun’. Enriched...

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Festival Review: Jazz in the Park, Cluj Romania

There is always something beautiful about the first day of a festival: the gates open, the music starts, and fields slowly fill up with people. Now imagine that field being a...

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Album Review: Michael Echaniz, Seven Shades of Violet.

Few debut albums carry the weight of life experiences quite like Michael Echaniz’s “Seven Shades of Violet,” released on September 8, 2023, via Ridgeway Records....

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Aline Homzy takes Jazz Violin to new Heights

Aline Homzy’s debut album “Éclipse,” released on August 25, 2023, via Elastic Recordings, is a breathtaking journey into the uncharted territories of jazz...

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Festival Review: Ystad Jazz Festival Sweden

Ystad is a small town in southern Sweden. The picturesque old town with its small houses and old churches became known worldwide, thanks in large part to the writer Henning...

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Exploring Musical Frontiers: Lyft Trio’s “Nord”

In the ever-evolving landscape of contemporary music, genre boundaries are meant to be pushed, and artistic innovation knows no bounds. Enter the Lyft Trio, led by the creative...

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Festival Review: Viljandi Folk Festival, Estonia

Before I start, please accept my apologies. This article won’t be a jazz festival report, as it’s about a folk festival, although folk music is also a form of...

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CD Review, LILAMORS, When I Am Dead, My Dearest.

To say that 2020 was a crazy year, some would say, could be seen as one the worlds greatest understatements, myself included. In the autumn of that year I remember an album...

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Erik Truffaz, rollin’: Review & On Tour

Erik Truffaz’s “rollin’” refers to the call of a film director, when it is time to get the camera’s going. So the opening track is taken from a snippet, just a melody by...

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CD Review: Marriage Material, Enchantment Under The Sea

After it’s prime in the 90s and early 2000s, many people quickly turned their noses up at fusion music and jazz rock: too cold, too technical, heartless virtuosity,...

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CD Review: Hazelrigg Brothers, Synchronicity.

Recently the Hazelrigg Brothers’ released their latest endeavor, a soulful rendition of The Police’s iconic album, Synchronicity. Pianist George Hazelrigg once again...

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