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EP Review: Rich Meehan Trio – Suite Antinque

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Album review: Black Flower – ‘Magma’: a perfumed souk of North African psych jazz from the Lowlands quintet

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Album review: Claude Cooper – ‘Myriad Sounds’: taut, essential Bristol jazz breaks and cinematic LSD groove

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Jamie Cullum’s headlining performance at the Royal Festival Hall for the EFG Jazz Festival on November 22, 2024, was nothing short of extraordinary. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of his groundbreaking album Twentysomething, the evening was steeped in nostalgia and innovation, showcasing why Jamie remains a trailblazer in modern jazz.  The show was personal from the …

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And it all began in Leeds in the noughties. Bill Laurance newly graduated from the Uni and trying to earn his crust around the city’s music scene met Michael League, doing the same on his troubadour travels from the States. Gigging together in various jazz-soul leaning bands on the unforgiving northern circuit a friendship grew …

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Arooj Aftab releases her new album, ‘Night Reign’, on Verve Records, with a visualizer for the project’s focus track, ‘Aey Nehin’. ‘Night Reign’ is the follow up to Aftab’s critically acclaimed label debut Vulture Prince. Anticipatory singles from the album include ‘Whiskey‘, released earlier this month, and ‘Raat Ki Rani‘, whose music video was directed by actress Tessa Thompson and garnered praise from NPR, Rolling Stone, The …

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It’s hard to pin down pianist and composer Eric Pan’s music, he is a troubadour and traveller both literally and creatively. Pulled towards jazz during his studies at the University of California, Santa Cuz, he’s been at the heart of New York’s vibrant grass roots scene for some time as well as building a strong …

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Mieke Miami is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and producer originally from Hamburg, but now based in the working-class, so-called “artist enclave” of Luckenwalde, in the state of Brandenburg, southwest of Berlin. Her musical origins lie in jazz saxophone, which she studied in the German capital before starting her journey as a songwriter in 2014. This year …

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Colin Stetson’s new solo album, ‘The Love It Took To Leave You’, is out now via Invada Records (Worldwide, excl. N America) and Envision Records (North America). An Instagram AR filter will be available that will add unsettling visual dimensions to the album cover.  To mark the release, a new video has been shared for ‘So Say The Soaring …

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By Henry Groves My festival season has once again started at the truly incredible Love Supreme. Set in the Sussex countryside, this has possibly one of the most beautiful festival settings in the UK. With Glynde Place on one side, and views over the south downs on the other, you won’t find a better setting …

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