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Book Reviews
Jazz themed books on the music, the musicians or that will appeal to jazz fans...
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Sunday, 16 February 2020 01:56
Ten Questions for American Bass Player, Mark Wade
Written by Matthew Ruddick
Voted one of the top bassists of 2016, 2018, and 2019 by the prestigious Downbeat Magazine Reader's Poll, Mark Wade has been an active bassist in the New York City area for over 20 years. His 2015 debut album Event Horizon and 2018 follow up…
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Sunday, 13 October 2019 05:25
Another Ten Questions For Magnus Öström, Drummer and Composer
Written by Rob Mallows
Magnus Öström was the son of an artist couple, and was influenced by the musical tastes of his older brother like Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, The Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd. At the age of eight years he built his first drum set and soon…
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Saturday, 14 September 2019 19:21
Ten Questions for Barb Jungr, Jazz Singer
Written by Matthew Ruddick
Barb Jungr is an English singer, songwriter, composer and writer, of Czech and German parentage whose work challenges categorisation and spans popular music, theatre, cabaret and jazz. She is known as a performer of “contemporary cabaret” and a chansonnière, or singer of chansons—in the sense…
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Monday, 06 May 2019 08:35
Ten Questions For Jeff The Fish - Record Label Owner, DJ
Written by Fernando Rose
Ten in depth questions for record label owner Jeff The Fish on his inaugural compilation album Modern Jazz Dance Classics Volume 1. It’s not every day you get to interview a record label owner, who in my opinion is just as important, if not strategic,…
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Sunday, 04 November 2018 00:00
Ten Questions for Jazz Trumpet Player, Roy Hargrove
Written by Matthew Ruddick
Rather than publish a CD review today, Kind Of Jazz is publishing an old interview - from 2007 - with the late trumpet player, Roy Hargrove. A giant of a player, he was an important influence of a generation of jazz and R'n'B stars, and…
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Friday, 14 September 2018 14:44
Ten Questions for Jazz Singer Madeleine Peyroux
Written by Hilary Robertson
At a time when the world seems increasingly difficult to understand, and politicians seem more determined than ever to divide and rule, musicians who can unite in creativity are a lesson to us all. Madeleine Peyroux’s new album is being hailed as a protest album,…
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Friday, 02 March 2018 18:10
Ten questions for British bass player Daniel Casimir
Written by Fernando Rose
Award winning bassist and composer Dan Casimir has become a regular fixture within the UK jazz scene providing his heavy weight upright sound for the likes of Julian Joseph, Jason Rebello, Lonnie Liston Smith, Ashley Henry, Camilla George and Nubya Garcia to name a few. …
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Saturday, 13 January 2018 19:16
Ten Questions for Canadian Vocalist, Pianist and Composer, Laila Biali
Written by Fernando Rose
Pianist and composer self-titled studio album is being released on ACT records on 28th January 2018. The new album features some of the greatest jazz players of North America including Snarky Puppy members Larnell Lewis (drums) and Mike Maher (trumpet), organist Sam Yahel (Joshua Redman…
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