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Orbit Folks
5th Apr 2019by Matt Groom
Bright and breezy jazz fusions on the latest album from globetrotting bassist Martijn Vanbuel and his group Orbit Folks.
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Ellington at Newport 1956
3rd Apr 2019by Matt Groom
Let us journey back to the Newport Jazz Festival in 1956, to witness a demoralised Ellington Band find its mojo in realtime, thanks to a storming Paul Gonsalves solo that runs for 27 choruses, and caused a mini-riot.
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Daniel Herskedal - Voyage
29th Mar 2019by Matt Groom
Matt takes a Voyage with Daniel Herskedal, a vivid series of seafaring tone poems for tuba, bass trumpet, viola, oud, piano and bass.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 29th March 2019
29th Mar 2019by Matt Groom
From long-lost Japanese jazz-fusion to tasteful interpretations of swing era tunes, there's a varied bunch of new releases out this week.
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Desmond & Mulligan - Two of a Mind
28th Mar 2019by Matt Groom
Matt winds down to urbane warriors Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan's Two of a Mind.
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Vijay Iyer & Craig Taborn
22nd Mar 2019by Matt Groom
Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn take the road less travelled on this fascinating document of a live concert from Budapest on ECM.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 22nd March 2019
22nd Mar 2019by Matt Groom
Beach Boys-go-bebop with Atomic's latest offering, boogaloo odysseys from Oz Noy, David Laborier's latest cross-genre experiments and the Benny Lackner Trio continue to tastefully push the envelope.
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Out to Lunch
20th Mar 2019by Matt Groom
Matt revisits one of the true landmarks of modern jazz, Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch.
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The Comet Is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery
15th Mar 2019by Matt Groom
Interstellar Messages (via London) from this brilliant trio.
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Jacques Loussier (1934-2019)
7th Mar 2019by Matt Groom
The French pianist and composer, best known for his trio’s million-selling string of albums re-interpreting the music of Bach in a jazz style, passed away on Monday aged 84.
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Jacques Loussier (1934-2019)
7th Mar 2019by Matt Groom
The French pianist and composer, best known for his trio’s million-selling string of albums re-interpreting the music of Bach in a jazz style, passed away on Monday aged 84.