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Author of Funny Valentine, an acclaimed new biography of the jazz trumpet player and singer, Chet Baker.
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Saturday, 27 June 2015 16:06

David Sanborn - Time and The River

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David Sanborn teams up with his old sparring partner, Marcus Miller, with mixed results

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Tuesday, 23 June 2015 06:25

Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest - Sylva

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Snarky Puppy’s inexorable rise to the top of the jazz world sees them journey through an orchestral forest

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Friday, 19 June 2015 19:14

Alex Hutton Trio - Magna Carta Suite

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British jazz pianist looks to the past to rethink the sound of the piano trio

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Friday, 12 June 2015 19:22

Alice In Grooveland - Skyline

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Debut CD by London-based jazz quartet, Alice In Grooveland, has it roots in the Blue Note soul-jazz of the 1960s

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Saturday, 06 June 2015 18:24

Kamasi Washington – The Epic

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Three CD set, featuring choir and orchestra. A jazz samurai concept album, no less

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Friday, 29 May 2015 19:02

Contigo En La Distancia – Floricanto

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Italian jazz musicians showcase some of the finest South American songs, and brighten up even the dullest of days

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Saturday, 23 May 2015 23:20

Theo Jackson - Shoeless And The Girl

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British jazz pianist and vocalist impresses with a beguiling collection of original songs, including two vocal adaptations of Wayne Shorter tunes

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Friday, 15 May 2015 17:31

Keith Jarrett - Creation

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Creation suggests that Jarrett's creative juices are starting to run dry; a pale shadow of his solo glories of years gone by

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