Latest News: Jazz
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 22nd March 2019 22nd March 2019Beach 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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Classic Recordings,
Out to Lunch 20th March 2019Matt revisits one of the true landmarks of modern jazz, Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch.
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Recording of the Week,
The Comet Is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery 15th March 2019Interstellar Messages (via London) from this brilliant trio.
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Obituary,
Jacques Loussier (1934-2019) 7th March 2019The 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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Interview,
Will Todd on his Jazz Missa Brevis 24th January 2019The composer Will Todd talks to David about his new album of jazz-infused choral works, pairing a set of Passiontide works with a new Missa Brevis.
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Artist Anthologies,
3-disc Essential Albums Collection 23rd January 2019February 2019 sees the release of 20 concise artist anthologies which will appeal to both jazz connoisseurs and act as a perfect introduction to new audiences of Post-Bop, Big Band, Soul-Jazz, Bebop, Vocal, Jazz Guitar, Acid Jazz, Fusion, Latin Jazz and Piano Jazz.
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New Release Round-up,
ECM Touchstone Series 18th January 2019In 2019 ECM celebrates its fiftieth anniversary, which prompts reflections upon the journey so far. The Touchstones series of reissues highlights albums made along the way and includes many recordings which now count as milestones in the history of jazz and improvisation.
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Announcement,
Introducing Presto Jazz 3rd January 2019Chris introduces the latest addition to the Presto website - a new department dedicated to Jazz recordings.