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Blue Lab Beats duo producer NK-OK (Namali Kwaten) and Mr DM (David Mrakpor) have 'Blow You Away …
Acclaimed saxophonist, composer and bandleader Trish Clowes leading her My Iris band familiar from …
“As I listen to the music it almost feels like a different time. A time when we weren’t afraid …
Ghost Light by Luca Boscagin and Jason Rebello is quite a prospect particularly for the cover of …
The rousing 'Chemurgy' from James Brandon Lewis and the Red Lily Quintet's Jesup Wagon to be …
To be released by BFM Jazz, Steve Gadd has old muckers Jimmy Johnson on bass guitar and Walt Fowler …
Tune in to Full Blast themed around the artistry of Peter Brötzmann on his 80th birthday today. …
There are lots of jumping-off points on the excellent Flor by Gretchen Parlato, just out. Leaping …
As literary a jazz album as any around this year words matter and singer Sarah Moule knows this …
Drawn from Entendre 'Déjà-vu, Vienna' is streaming. Read a review of the whole album here
Out of the blue 'Creation: The Joy Of Being' the opener of Reciprocity drops. The habitually …
The great Carroll Thompson is to appear at Jazz on a Summer’s Evening in London's Cadogan Hall …
An achievement. The trumpet section within the sound is one of the best that I have heard in many …
Magnify that emotion and find the best quality bit of audio kit in your place to hear all the …
Capital cover here of Donovan's 'Sunshine Superman' by none other than Iggy Pop, the latest promo …
New for 7 May from Van Morrison is double CD Latest Record Project Vol 1 (out via BMG) the very …
577 Records · Olie Brice, Binker Golding, Henry Kaiser, N.O. Moore, Eddie Prévost: Excerpt I …
Chris Barber has died aged 90. RIP. See Norman Lebrecht's classical music blog Slipped Disc. A …
What can you learn in a half an hour call on Zoom to Luxembourg taking notes? Quite a lot as it …
Drummer and bandleader Ralph Peterson Jr has died at the age of 58. Cause of death was as a result …
As you'd probably expect and certainly won't be disappointed to realise after a few listens that …
Bassist Michael Formanek, a significant presence within Thumbscrew, here with his saxophone and …
Review: An extraordinary achievement by pianist/multi-instrumentalist/auteur Adrian Younge. I …
Pianist Matthew Bourne and double bassist Riaan Vosloo collaborated with the sax-drums duo Run …
The late Chadwick Boseman as Levee in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom won for best actor in the Golden …
The notion such and such has a signature sound is regularly trotted out. I tear my hair out. Just …
Refer. Radar: Inspired by listening to Olie Brice earlier (see post on The Secret Handshake with …
Not much to go on so far but enough to realise the need to wake up and smell the coffee and prick …