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Goldings, Bernstein & Stewart, 'Perpetual Pendulum'
1st Apr 2022
30 years into their career, Goldings, Bernstein, and Stewart still have new things to say about the organ/guitar/drum trio format.
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Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 31st March 2022
31st Mar 2022
Marquis Hill revisiting his debut recording, Gerald Clayton on Blue Note, and a Dexter Gordon reissue are among the latest jazz releases.
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Omar Lye-Fook and Quentin Collins on their Jazz Cafe collaboration
30th Mar 2022
Ahead of a gig at the London Jazz Cafe, we spoke to neo-soul vocalist Omar Lye-Fook and trumpeter Quentin Collins on their latest collaborative record - the electrifying and funky Live at Last - as well as getting back into the swing of live music, and what they're up to later this year.
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Omar + QCBA
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Brad Mehldau, 'Jacob's Ladder'
25th Mar 2022
Brad Mehldau combines the sounds of contemporary jazz and classic progressive rock on his conceptual new record.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 24th March 2022
24th Mar 2022
The latest jazz recordings at Presto include the newest instalment of Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad's Jazz Is Dead series, a long-lost reissue from Brazilian jazz samba player Jose Roberto Bertrami, and a double reissue of late-50s Ornette Coleman.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - April 2022
23rd Mar 2022
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the April 2022 issue include Brad Mehldau's Jacob's Ladder, Danilo Pérez's Crisálida, and a double reissue from Ornette Coleman.
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Melissa Aldana, '12 Stars'
18th Mar 2022
Melissa Aldana's Blue Note debut acts as a new beginning for the Santiago-born saxophonist, exploring ideas of family and self-acceptance.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 17th March 2022
17th Mar 2022
The latest jazz releases include the prog rock-influenced Jacob's Ladder by Brad Mehldau, Norwegian guitar trio Boarding Completed, the debut of Dutch jazz vocalist Jessica de Boer, and the first authorised biography of American guitarist Bill Frisell.
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Music listening survey
15th Mar 2022
Tell us about your music listening habits, and your thoughts on music streaming, to be in with a chance of winning £50 to spend at Presto Music.
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Binker & Moses, 'Feeding the Machine'
11th Mar 2022
The drums and sax duo join forces with producer Max Luthert, who brings expansive, ambient tones to the pair's free jazz sound.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 10th March 2022
10th Mar 2022
The latest jazz releases include the latest installation of In Common by Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens, saxophonist Melissa Aldana's Blue Note label debut, and British saxophonist Brandon Allen playing the music of Stanley Turrentine.
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The Jazz Chart - February 2022
7th Mar 2022
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for February, including new entries from Kit Downes, Mark Lockheart, and Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio.
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Cécile McLorin Salvant, 'Ghost Song'
4th Mar 2022
The American vocalist and songwriter's debut on Nonesuch Records explores themes of nostalgia and yearning, with an eclectic set of original songs and reworked standards.
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Cécile McLorin Salvant (creative director, piano), Ben Tousley (designer), Paul Sikivie (electric bass, synthesizer, bass), Sullivan Fortner (piano, fender rhodes keyboards, background vocals), James Chirillo (banjo), Keita Ogawa (percussion), Alexa Tarantino (flute), Marvin Sewell (guitar), Burniss Travis (bass), Brooklyn Youth Chorus (choir vocals), Kyle Poole (drums), Aaron Diehl (pipe organ, piano), Daniel Swenberg (theorbo, lute), Iris McLorin Picot (vocals), Violette McLorin Picot (vocals)
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Jazz New Release Round-Up, 3rd March 2022
3rd Mar 2022
The latest jazz releases include an eclectic piano album from Bugge Wesseltoft, jazztronica-meets-Afrobeat from Blue Lab Beats, and a new ECM quartet album from trumpeter Avishai Cohen.
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Kamasi Washington, 'The Epic'
27th Feb 2022
American saxophonist and composer Kamasi Washington's 2015 breakout record is a gargantuan work, and though it hasn't had the time to develop the long-enduring status of the records we usually cover, we reckon it's worthy of the title of a modern classic.
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Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, 'Cold as Weiss'
25th Feb 2022
Delvon Lamarr and co. deliver a delightful set of old-school organ trio funk, with impressive performances and memorable originals.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 24th February 2022
24th Feb 2022
The latest jazz releases include new sounds from Robert Glasper, vocalist Alma Naidu's debut, and reissues from John Handy and Bill Evans.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - March 2022
23rd Feb 2022
Jazzwise Editor's Choices for March 2022 include Chilean saxophonist Melissa Aldana's Blue Note Records debut, experimental new textures from London drums & sax duo Binker & Moses, and Cécile McLorin Salvant's Ghost Song on Nonesuch.
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Jim McNeely, Frankfurt Radio Big Band & Chris Potter, 'Rituals'
18th Feb 2022
Jim McNeely's tribute to Igor Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' is immortalised on record with the help of the Frankfurt Radio Orchestra and saxophonist Chris Potter.
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New and Upcoming Vinyl - February 2022
17th Feb 2022
The latest jazz vinyl releases include reissues of Nina Simone and Ella Fitzgerald, as well as a repressing of Gretchen Parlato's latest album Flor.
