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CD Review | Jeff Hamilton Trio, “Live from San Pedro”

Last week saw the release of the Jeff Hamilton Trio’s latest album “Live from San Pedro” on Capri Records. Recorded live at the Alvas Showroom in San Pedro,...

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Ola Onabule performs at Pizza Express in London's West - Photo: Fiona Ross

Ola Onabule – Pizza Express London gig review by Fiona Ross

Editor’s note: Recently returning from a packed out performance at The Chichester Festival Theatre. Ola Onabule performed two sold out concerts at Pizza Express in...

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CD Review | Evan Harris, Skylines

Originally from Sydney Australia and currently based in New York saxophonist Evan Harris is making waves on the scene. Having graduated from the University of Sydney in 2016 with...

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Orphy Robinson All Stars presents: The music of Bobby Hutcherson

31st January – Ronnie Scott’s – London. One word: outstanding! Orphy Robinson and his All Stars band “start their journey” with “Knucklebean”, the 1977...

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Simon Lasky | About the Moment – CD Review

UK based pianist/ composer, Simon Lasky recently released his follow-up album to his debut release, “Story Inside”. Titled “About The Moment”, this new CD sees Simon in a...

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Kathleen Potton – ‘Nero’ – CD Review by Fiona Ross

Australian born singer/songwriter’s Kathleen Potton’s debut album Nero, explores her experiences while working, studying and writing all over the world – Australia, Asia...

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Recommend CD’s of 2017 – A Kaleidoscopic Chart by Erminia Yardley

Here I am, on the second weekend of January 2018, as I finalise my “the best” of 2017, I realise it is an utterly impossible task, completely unfair towards other artists and...

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Reggie Washington | Rainbow Shadows Vol2, CD Review

This album is the follow up to Reggie Washington’s successful 2015 release Rainbow Shadows Vol 1 and the continuation of his tribute to Jef Lee Johnson. This month marks 5...

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Delfeayo Marsalis, Kalamazoo CD Review.

Delfeayo Marsalis has released ‘Kalamazoo’ (An Evening With Delfeayo Marsalis), his first live recorded CD on Troubador Jazz Records. For such an established musician,...

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Ben Sidran live at Ronnie Scotts – Jazz, poetry and existentialism

This review is a re-write, and this is not because I was lost for words, but because technology failed me (yet again), in fact it has done so a few times this year! ...

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“Nighthawks” – the album launch at Kansas Smitty’s Bar – London East End

“A good review: for it to be good and constructive, it has to have some negative words in it…”. This is NOT a quote of mine, but nevertheless a quote from a fellow writer...

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