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Elijah Jeffery & Eddie Gripper: Elijah Jeffery & Eddie Gripper
by Neil Duggan
English pianist Eddie Gripper was last featured on All About Jazz in 2023 with his debut album, Home (Ubuntu Music). He returns in the company of vocalist Elijah Jeffrey with their self-titled album, featuring eight tracks, seven of which are original songs, together with an adaptation of a 17th-century aria. Jeffrey has a distinctive voice; he commands attention not only from his impressive vocal range but also from the clarity of his delivery. With his phrasing showing influences ...
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by Neil Duggan
Home is the debut album from Eddie Gripper, an English pianist, composer and educator from Oxfordshire. He's now based in Cardiff, where he studied jazz at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama with Huw Warren. He has collaborated with Warren and also with Iain Ballamy, John Parricelli and Welsh folk artist Angharad Jenkins of Calan. His debut features fellow graduates from the same university, bassist Ursula Harrison and drummer Isaac Zuckerman. The recording came out of ...
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