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Radio

UK Jazz Radio gives a voice to the Eastern European Jazz Scene

Source: Vanessa James
December 23, 2010

Pioneering station,UK Jazz Radio presents ,Victor Unikowsky's Rushour at 1:00am every Friday. This innovative show is hosted by the Russian guitarist who is now resident in the UK. Unikovsky is widely regarded as one of the most highly skilled guitarists in Europe. He began playing guitar professionally when he was 15 years old. At the age of 20, he moved to Petersburg to join the Philharmonic Orchestra. His rapid development as both a musician and composer enabled him to collaborate ...

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Recording

The Debbie Winter Quartet Releases New EP

Source: Vanessa James
December 20, 2010

British vocalist Debbie Winter has released an EP of six original songs inspired by the paintings of Edward Hopper. Working closely with pianist Aidan Shepherd, the songs are evocative, haunting and harmonically rich. She's a poetic lyricist with an intellectual edge and the songs communicate an atmospheric sense of waiting, tension and introspection; themes frequently found in Hopper's paintings. Inspired by Miles Davis, her voice is horn like with a remarkable range and she glides effortlessly through a series complex ...

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