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Benjamin Koppel showcases his versatility on two distinctly different releases

Danish saxophonist Benjamin Koppel showcases his versatility and virtuosity on two distinctly different releases for the Unit Records label. While the 2CD set The Art of the...

Chris Abelen | The audience is growing.

Recently Dutch Trombonist Chris Abelen released his latest album titled “The audience is growing”. Solo instrumental albums are challenging no matter what the...

Ella Fitzgerald | The Lost Berlin Tapes

Verve Records announces the release of a never-before-heard stellar live recording from the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald. The Lost Berlin Tapes were recorded – incredibly...

3 albums not to miss…

I have been away for a while, dear readers, and, for that, I apologize. I have missed writing for you, but in these difficult times of Covid, one has to diversify and almost turn...

Simon Deeley’s Blue Haze | Afan’s Dance

Afan’s Dance is the latest release from the Welsh based pianist Simon Deeley. Hailing from the Midlands region, Simon was a regular on the Birmingham & area jazz scene...

Joe Farnsworth | Time To Swing.

Showtime. The crack of a stick, signaling the downbeat and instigating that magical moment when years of practice, weeks of preparation and hours of gathering and waiting all...

Pepa Niebla | Renaissance

Vocalist and composer Pepa Niebla released “Renaissance”, her first album of original compositions following her releases Pepa Niebla Project and Pepa Niebla &...

CD Review: Radio Bévort | Blik.

I’ve always been a fan of Scandinavian Jazz and when this recording by Radio Bévort, a group lead by Danish saxophonist and composer Pernille Bévort, landed in my inbox I...

Lockdown encourages Scottish pianist to release international collaboration…

When Scottish pianist Dave Milligan arrived in Udine, in Northern Italy, to record with Italian bassist Danilo Gallo and drummer U.T. Gandhi, he was struck by the view from his...

Simone Gubbiotti, Resilience

In this complex era of Pandemic and social emergency, guitarist Simone Gubbiotti has decided to re-release his album titled “Resilience” in an effort to share a message of...

Emilia Vancini and Augusto Pirodda | And if you fall, you fall.

Benelux-based duo Emilia Vancini (voice) and Augusto Pirodda (piano) are releasing their first album on the 30th of May, after a collaboration of more than a decade. Additionally,...