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Live Review: Alison Rayner Quintet at The Verdict

On the 4th of April 2025, The Verdict in Brighton hosted the acclaimed Alison Rayner Quintet, a group known for its melodic invention, rhythmic subtlety, and deep musical empathy....

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Live Review: Elina Duni and Rob Luft at The Verdict

Elina Duni is a singer originally from Albania; her trademark is a contamination of jazz, Balkan, and Mediterranean music. Since 2017, she has collaborated with renowned British...

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Brad Mehldau`s musical reflections on Bach

Just a week ago, I purchased Brad Mehldau’s second album, After Bach II, which offers his reflections on some of Bach’s keyboard pieces. Since then, I’ve listened to...

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Gig Review: Claire Martin at the Brighton Jazz Festival

Claire Martin is a multi-award-winning vocalist and OBE, with a career of over 30 years in the UK as band leader, festival curator, broadcaster and educator. On the 27th September...

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Live review: Hannah Horton live at Jazz at the Cottage

During COVID Lockdowns, one of the ways that musicians came up with to carry on playing music for an audience was live-streamed concerts. Having to play for a silent public...

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CD Review: Kaiser’s New World, Nighttrain

German based guitarist Frank Kaiser has just released the first album from his new project titled “Kaisers New World” that features Valentin Butt on bayan, the Russian...

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Live review: Crypt Lates, Alex Webb presents Freddie Benedict & Lulu Pierre

Exploring the importance of the many different types of partnerships in Jazz and the magic they can create, was the subject of an article recently published to celebrate...

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CD Review: Ilya Dynov, Bridges

Last week, we published the first two reviews in my new series the “Review Round-up”. Each month in this series, I’ll be doing number of short and to the point reviews...

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CD Review: Sultan Stevenson, Faithful One

Yesterday, we published the first review in my new series the “Review Round-up”. Each month in this series, I’ll be doing number of short and to the point reviews of ...

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CD Review: David Six, Dance With The Ghosts Quartet

First of all, it’s great to be back at Jazz In Europe. This month I’ve seen a number of great releases hit my desk. These albums have either recently been released or...

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CD Review: Denis Gäbel, The Mingus Sessions

Last month Mons Records released German saxophonist Denis Gäbel’s latest album titled the “Mingus Sessions”. As the title suggests, the album is dedicated to the music of...

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