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Finally a worthy tribute to Don Byas in The Netherlands

The CD – “Don Byas meets the Jacobs Brothers” is not just a collection of songs. It gives a picture of an interesting part of Dutch jazz history: the mix of European...

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Esteban Alvarez | ‘Tico Groove’

World-class Steinway pianist Esteban Alvarez has written music for a variety of ensembles, orchestras, and chamber groups in his time– from the Latin Jazz Ensemble, the Caribe...

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CD Review of Duncan Lamont’s – As if by Magic

Duncan Lamont has contributed hugely to the world of music. He has worked with Gil Evans, Henry Mancini, Norma Winstone, Tina May, Cleo Laine and many more. On this CD, he has...

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Angus Bayley CD Review and Q&A.

“Scrapbook”, a 9-track album released in autumn this year on the Spark label, is the work of Angus Bayley, composer and musician as well as scientist! All of the tracks but...

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A French Jazz Shaman is Freed

Rahsaan Roland Kirk was a legendary jazz shaman on horns. As a soloist, he was capable of sounding like a full band by blowing hard and free into three alto saxophones at once,...

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Amit Friedman, – Long Way To Go

Saxophonist, Amit Friedman is one of Israel’s top jazz musicians. Amit’s first album “Sunrise” on Origin Records records in 2012 put him on the map as an artist to...

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CD Review | Soweto Kinch | Nonagram

Soweto Kinch is acknowledged as a versatile and diversely capable musician. He received two MOBO awards in 2003 and 2007 for Best Jazz Act and two UMA awards (Urban Music Awards)....

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CD Review – Sara Dowling “From Shadows into Light”

9 tracks & 37.39 minutes of pure delight. (Sara Dowling – vocals; Rob Barron – piano; Jeremy Brown – bass; Matt Home – drums) Apart from singing beautifully on the...

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CD Review | Ben Webster meets Piet Noordijk – Johnny Come Lately

The famous tenor saxophonist Ben Webster died on September 20, 1973 in Amsterdam. The American lived the latter part of his life in Netherlands and Denmark. There is now a live cd...

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CD Review – Nina Baun

‘Human’ “What I’m doing is organic and in constant development, and I do not let my compositions be limited by fixed types of music.’’ Nina Baun Straight from the...

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Concert Review | The Hot Sardines – Ronnie Scott’s

By: Erminia Yardley | Photo’s Carl Hyde The Hot Sardines played Ronnie Scott’s last week with one debut show comprising of two shows (one at 7.30pm and the other at...

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