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Episode 27: A Life in Notes - The Art of Music Biography
13th Feb 2022
This week three eminent music biographers join Paul for a round-table discussion on the art of writing a music biography.
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Kit Downes, Petter Eldh & James Maddren, 'Vermillion'
11th Feb 2022
Pianist Kit Downes teams up with some familiar collaborators to explore the fertile ground of jazz piano trio music, with some eccentric twists along the way.
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Kit Downes, Petter Eldh & James Maddren
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 10th February 2022
10th Feb 2022
The latest jazz releases include a live recording of soul vocalist Omar with QCBA, duo recordings by Tony Overwater & Atzko Kohashi playing Coltrane, and Søren Kristiansen & Thomas Fonnesbæk playing the music of Oscar Peterson and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen.
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Sonny Rollins, 'Saxophone Colossus'
8th Feb 2022
The highlight of Sonny Rollins' mid-50s sessions deservingly remains one of his most long-enduring recordings, as well as an essential listen of the hard bop era.
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Sonny Rollins
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Immanuel Wilkins, 'The 7th Hand'
4th Feb 2022
Immanuel Wilkins follows up his celebrated debut Omega with an equally ambitious project, exploring spiritual and free jazz sounds in pursuit of what the saxophonist calls 'vesselhood'.
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Martin Archer on the history of Discus Music
3rd Feb 2022
We spoke to Martin Archer, label boss over at Discus Music, about his own background in jazz and improvised music, as well as his approach to running a label with a catalogue as diverse as Discus.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 3rd February 2022
3rd Feb 2022
The latest jazz releases include clarinetist Kinan Azmeh with the NDR Bigband, old-school piano and vocal jazz from Savant, and Japanese free jazz reissues from No Business.
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The Jazz Chart - January 2022
1st Feb 2022
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for January, including new entries from Andrea Motis, Ayumi Tanaka, and Albert Ayler.
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Mark Lockheart, 'Dreamers'
28th Jan 2022
Mark Lockheart and friends take us on a surreal trip with Dreamers, an early standout jazz album for 2022.
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Mark Lockheart
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 27th January 2022
27th Jan 2022
This week's picks for new jazz records include Immanuel Wilkins' follow-up to 2020's Omega, experimental new recordings from Discus, and the latest releases from Criss Cross Jazz.
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Koichi Matsukaze Trio, 'At the Room 427'
21st Jan 2022
The latest in Barely Breaking Even's 'J Jazz Masterclass' series is an intimate trio set recorded in a university classroom, featuring some of the Japanese jazz scene's early free jazz experiments.
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New and Upcoming Vinyl - January 2022
20th Jan 2022
The latest additions to our growing jazz vinyl catalogue include greatest-hits compilations from Glenn Miller and Ella Fitzgerald, reissues of Don Cherry and Johnny Hodges, and early recordings by Charles Mingus.
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The Bad Plus, 'These Are the Vistas'
18th Jan 2022
With contemporary rock covers and a similarly punkish attitude, These Are the Vistas was the record that put jazz trio The Bad Plus on the map.
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The Bad Plus
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Andrea Motis, 'Colors & Shadows'
14th Jan 2022
The young trumpeter-vocalist championed by Quincy Jones joins forces with the WDR Big Band Cologne for an excellent Latin jazz-infused release.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 13th January 2022
13th Jan 2022
The latest new jazz releases include an album of solo recordings by pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, a reissue of the controversial Coltrane album "Live" at the Village Vanguard, and the debut release from South London carnival band Kinetika Bloco.
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2021 Goodbyes
7th Jan 2022
A short video tribute remembering some of the musicians who died during 2021.
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Nadav Berkovits, 'Waking the Heart'
7th Jan 2022
The young Jerusalem-based pianist makes his bold debut on Ubuntu Music, with a sextet of equally bright up-and-comers and solid original tunes.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 6th January 2022
6th Jan 2022
Our pick of the latest jazz releases include instrumental psychedelic soul from Anemoia, reinterpretations of pianist Winifred Atwell, and young trumpeter-vocalist Andrea Motis alongside the WDR Big Band Cologne.
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The Jazz Chart - December 2021
5th Jan 2022
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for December, including new entries from Makaya McCraven, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and Oscar Peterson.
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Mark Kavuma and Ruben Fox on Kinetika Bloco and Banger Factory Records
4th Jan 2022
We caught up with the London-based trumpet and sax players to talk about Mark's new imprint Banger Factory Records and the two's involvement with London carnival band Kinetika Bloco.
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Kinetika Bloco, Kaidi Akinnibi, Sheila Maurice-Grey, Reuben James, Nubya Garcia (saxophone), Ife Ogunjobi, Richie Seivwright, Marlon Hibbert, Mark Kavuma (trumpet), Claude Deppa, Lilly Carassik, Misha Fox, Ruben Fox (saxophone), Andy Grappy, Artie Zaitz, Shayanna Dyer Harris
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