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Linda Sikhakhane: Two Sides, One Mirror
Though it has not received the level of press attention it warrants, South Africa's Jazz scene of the past decade has experienced an astonishing flourishing of artistry and development. While the scene lost some of its titans like Zim Ngqawana...
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Jazz Ambassadors: Representing A Segregated...
Here, long overdue, is a comprehensive documentary about the legendary jazz musicians in the 1950s who served as "cultural ambassadors" under the aegis of the U.S. State Department, touring Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Soviet Union. The film comes sixty years...
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Vuma Levin: Musical Painting
South African guitarist and composer Vuma Levin has been receiving significant accolades in local and international circles, and it's easy to see why. A thoughtful, intelligent improviser and bandleader, Levin is also a highly thought-provoking composer, one intent on exploring...
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Jazzahead! 2018
Jazzahead!, the three-day annual jazz marketplace marketplace of/for jazz in the Hanseatic city of Bremen in North-Western Germany with 3,283 participants from 61 countries stood strong and steady again this year. A total of 40 showcases over three days...
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State and Mainstream: The Jazz Ambassadors and...
The Cold War that began in 1947 and ran for forty-four years, had jazz music as its primary deterrent to global tensions, and it did more to foster good will between the U.S. and global citizens than any previous program launched by the U.S. Department of State...
Reviews
Daily album reviews—from independent to major label releases.
Solon McDade
Murals
Nat Birchall
Cosmic Language
Peripheral Vision
More Songs About...
Jim Snidero &...
Jubilation!...
Emanative
Earth
Dominique Vantomme
Vegir
Nick Finzer
No Arrival
Kirk Knuffke/Ben...
Uncompahgre
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Track of the Day
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Shawn Maxwell
Maxwell's House
Bongwool Lee
How's Up There?
Hildegard Beister
Down and Out
Elio Villafranca
Cinque + Narration 2...
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Musician of the Day
Celebrating jazz birthdays every day.
Bob Florence
For close to 50 years now the release of a new Bob Florence recording has been a major cause for celebration in the jazz world and with each album, going all the way back to 1958's "Name Band 59", it seems... read more
Showcase
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Awase by Nik Bärtsch
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e.s.t. live in london by Esbjorn Svensson
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Life Of by Steve Tibbetts
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Seymour Reads The... by Brad Mehldau
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Sebastiana by Ricardo Bacelar
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Dreaming Spirits by Mark Egan
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Outsidethebox by Sasha Mashin
Story of the Day
I love jazz because it moves me and mystifies me like nothing else on earth. I was first exposed to jazz in my mid-teens when I realised I was only listening to rock n’ roll for the solos. I met Herbie Hancock, and I still get goosebumps thinking about it. The best show I ever attended was Wayne Shorter at Barbican Centre (October 2011). The first jazz record I bought was Kind of Blue–sorry, but, no… not sorry at all My advice to new listeners..
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By Rob Garratt
Member since: 2018
This Week
- Take Five With... Take Five with Francisco Quintero
- Mixcloud In conversation with Matti Nives, Jeff Cascaro and Enrique Simon
- Building a Jazz Library Cecil Taylor
- In Pictures Archie Shepp Quartet at the 2018 Torino Jazz Festival
- Interviews Linda Sikhakhane: Two Sides, One Mirror
- Interviews Jeff Duperon: Building a Jazz Bridge for Musicians and the Community
- Mixcloud Under an African spell & Dida Pelled live
Mixcloud Program
In conversation with Matti Nives, Jeff Cascaro and Enrique SimonSOURCE: Bluenotes
