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Jazz North Launches New Round of Bursaries

Jazz North, the Strategic Development Agency for jazz in the North of England, has announced a new round of its New Northern bursary scheme. The program aims to support grassroots...

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Applications Open for the The 7 Virtual Jazz Competition.

The 7 Virtual Jazz Club, a non-profit organization founded in 2016, has opened entries for the 11th edition of its online jazz competition. This contest, which began as the first...

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Blue Note Records Pops Up at Glasgow Jazz Festival

As part of this years edition of the Glasgow International Jazz Festival, Blue Note Records, the legendary jazz label, is set to open a pop-up store in the city center this week....

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Bob Moses – Preserving the Legacy of a Musical Luminary.

Project Update. Last October we published a story about a documentary project on the life and legacy of legendary drummer Ra Kalam Bob Moses. Since then the project has made...

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Featured Gig: Angie Wells sings the music of Sarah Vaughan

Flying in from Los Angeles for the much-awaited start of her fourth European tour, Angie Wells, the American jazz and blues singer, is performing at Crazy Coqs, London on Thursday...

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Two Presidents – Jam Session ’94

On January 11, 1994 the US President Bill Clinton was recorded live at the Reduta Jazz Club in Prague, playing sax with Czech jazz players. The recording of this concert was later...

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Jazz FM Awards Set to Return in Spring 2024

After a brief hiatus in 2023, the prestigious Jazz FM Awards, an annual celebration of exceptional talent in the realms of jazz, soul, and blues, is poised to make a return in the...

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Erik Truffaz Awarded Swiss Grand Award for Music 2023

Swiss trumpeter Erik Truffaz has been honored with the Swiss Grand Award for Music 2023. Presented by the Federal Office of Culture, this prestigious award recognizes...

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London’s Ladbroke Hall Introduces Jazz Series

London arts center Ladbroke Hall, known for its vibrant cultural tapestry, is set to embark on a new journey as it introduces its brand-new event series, “Friday...

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Miguel Zenón Appointed Assistant Professor of Jazz at MIT

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is breaking new ground in the world of jazz education by appointing renowned alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and MacArthur...

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Gig review: Alex Scheuerer & Najwa Ezzaher at Pizza Express

Launching his new album La Vie En Soul featuring Najwa Ezzaher on July 10th, Alex Scheuerer showed us that Pizza Express Soho, London, was the place to be. The new album launch...

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