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Dave Ledbetter: Diversity and Unity
Even the most cursory listen to South African music yields an embarrassment of riches in the realm of guitar talents. Indeed, throughout the country's musical history innovative figures have...
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3rd Zbigniew Seifert International Jazz Violin...
"An international jazz violin competition? Really?" That is usually came as a surprise to the applicants, and eventual participants themselves, that an international jazz violin competition should exist says a lot about the rarity of such an event....
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Meet Jacob Cartwright
Our August Super Fan is a visual artist with a special affinity for improvisational music, which has spilled over into his jazz-themed painting series. In jazz, as in art, Jacob Cartwright values the past while embracing the forward momentum...
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Origin Records: Creating Opportunities and...
Being a jazz musician sometimes seems like a life ruled by jungle law. Everyone fights for gigs and puts out music on “labels" with only one artist. However, it doesn't have to be this way. Origin Records is an example of a modern artist...
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Funchal Jazz Festival 2018
A stunning tableau greets visitors to the Funchal Jazz Festival entering by the main gate, at the top of Santa Catarina Park. The first thing that catches the eye are the spectacular trees that define the park's boundaries...
Reviews
Daily album reviews—from independent to major label releases.
Tony Kofi
Point Blank
Roseanna Vitro
Tell Me The Truth
Allen Austin-Bishop
No One Is Alone
Rich Halley 3
The Literature
Travis & Fripp
Between the Silence
Johnaye Kendrick
Flying
Per Mathisen/Jan...
Barxeta II
Juan Bayon
Vidas Simples
Features | Articles
Interviews, columns, concert reviews, and more.
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Azhaar Saffar
Original Love
Juan Dhas
Deeper Spirit
Jon Sheckler
Right Side Up
Pelle Fridell
For The Ladies
Broto Roy
Disciple
Jon Sheckler
Junction Junction
Tea
Trapeze
Blaise Siwula
Noir
News
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Born Today
Celebrating jazz birthdays every day.
Enrico Rava
Enrico Rava, born in Trieste in 1939, is undoubtedly the most internationally acknowledged Italian jazzman. In forty years of his career as trumpet player, and composer, he has produced more than ninety... read more
Showcase
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Family Feeling by Terell Stafford
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Encontros - Orquestra... by Antonio Adolfo
This Week
- Interviews Huw Warren: Global Music from a Local Perspective
- Live Reviews Georg Breinschmid at Hong Kong City Hall
- In Pictures San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2018
- Book Reviews Blues From the Bayou: The Rhythms of Baton Rouge by Julian C. Piper
- Live Reviews Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2018: The Community Series at Koncertkirken
- Multiple Reviews Forward Into The Past
- Mixcloud Wind, Frost & Radiation with Kari Ikonen
Story of the Day
I love jazz because...jazz encompasses all. Jazz is freedom. It is the ultimate expressive musical conversation. I was first exposed to jazz as an infant. I grew up in a family of musicians. I first fell in love with jazz when listening to Ella Fitzgerald’s scat solo on “How High The Moon”. I met Dianne Reeves, Chaka Khan, Patti Labelle and more... The best show I ever attended was...I can’t pick a best
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By Ashleigh Smith
Member since: 2018
