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‘Hank Mobley in Holland’ is a nice new chapter in Dutch jazz history.

The release of a CD from the series Treasures of Dutch is not complete without an extensive historical research by the Dutch Jazz Archive. That is also the case with ‘Hank...

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“Charlie Parker is alive and well”

Super = adjective: Very good or pleasant; excellent Synonyms: excellent, superb, superlative, first-rate, superior, outstanding, remarkable Uhm, how those words ring true! With...

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Native French, Gabrielle Ducomble | La Chateuse délicieuse

The délicieuse Gabrielle Ducomble took to the small stage of Crazy Coqs downstairs at Brasserie Zédel on time and with a slight timid approach. One could see already from the...

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Chris Standring and Mica Paris Concert Review

Cadogan Hall was a fulcrum of excitement recently as English jazz guitarist (now residing in LA) Chris Standring took the stage for a very special performance. This would see...

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Typhanie Monique ‘Call It Magic’ CD Release Show Old Town School of Music Chicago, IL.

The human voice can be a magical instrument. When studying this instrument closely, the voice is defined generally by pitch, note, and tone. These terms are often used the wrong...

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CD Review | “Bomb” by Blurt

“When I grow up I want to be a jazz musician,” says the poet Milton – no, not that one (he of Paradise Lost, “Of Man’s first disobedience and the fruit...

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The Alex Skolnick Trio | Europe Unbound Tour (presented by Guitar Magazine) in March.

Alex Skolnick Trio—Jazz Rock On Text: Tony Ozuna Alex Skolnick is the veteran guitarist of Testament, a long-standing speed-metal outfit from the Bay Area, in California, but in...

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An Evening with Ola Onabule…RAW

Text: Lori I. Hutie | Photos: Rolf Schoellkopf The type of instrument (voice) a singer has, is identified by certain qualities or characteristics of vocal range, weight,...

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Zhenya Strigalev’s Never Group on its Seemingly Never-Ending Tour

Zhenya Strigalev’s Never Group kicked off a second European tour at the end of October, to promote their 2016 release on Whirlwind Recordings. The Never Group is officially...

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The Eternity of Dexter Gordon | Dexternity CD Review

At the end of February in New York, at the famous Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, part of the Lincoln Jazz Center, renowned musicians play songs of the illustrious tenor saxophonist...

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Meddy Gerville, Tropical Rain – CD Review

Hailing from the Réunion Island, Meddy Gerville has built a strong reputation both in Europe and USA for his unique blend of latin jazz fusion and his native Maloya (one of the...

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