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Matthew Ruddick

Editor
Author of Funny Valentine, an acclaimed new biography of the jazz trumpet player and singer, Chet Baker.
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Matthew Ruddick

Matthew Ruddick MATTHEW RUDDICK is the author of Funny Valentine, an acclaimed new biography of the jazz trumpet player and singer, Chet Baker. 

Over the last few years, he was a regular music critic for a variety of publications, including HK-listings magazine Beats, and the author of Music On The Move, a music column in Escape travel magazine. 

Born in England, Matthew has been living in Hong Kong for eight years, and works in the finance industry.

Paolo Fresu is an Italian jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player, as well as a composer and arranger. He has made around eighty albums under his own name, and recorded more than four hundred albums over the last thirty years.
Spiritualism and sumptuous sound, as Halsall returns with the Gondwana Orchestra.
John Scofield is an American jazz guitarist and composer, who has played and collaborated with Miles Davis, Dave Liebman, Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell, Billy Cobham and George Duke, Medeski Martin & Wood and many other well-known artists. His latest album, Past Present, was released on Impulse! in September 2015.
Saturday, 24 October 2015 15:54

John Scofield – Past Present

John Scofield reunites his classic quartet with Joe Lovano, bringing the past to the present.
Saturday, 17 October 2015 15:51

Juan Dhas - Embracing Clarity

Young Columbian guitarist delivers an impressive debut.
We talk to Irene Serra (vocals) and Richard Sadler (bass) of London-based jazz quartet, -isq.
Norby and Danielsson recreate the intimacy of their live shows for their first recording as a duo.
Aaron Parks and his fine Trio preview tunes from his forthcoming album.
Wednesday, 07 October 2015 04:17

Ten Questions for Aaron Parks, American Pianist

Pianist Aaron Parks is a jazz musician who came to the public's attention during his time with trumpeter Terence Blanchard. Born in Seattle, Washington, he currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. 
Stacey Kent's Brazilian exploration continues

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