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Ben Thomas

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Trumpet and flugel horn player Ben Thomas has performed with a diverse range of contemporary artists from the world of jazz, pop and classical music. "Very impressive and creative" (Jazz Journal). In 2004 he formed the trio Mosaic which featured legendary pianist Brian Waite and Double Bassist Erika Lyons. "A versatile and creative threesome" (Humphrey Lyttelton, Radio 2). In 2008 Ben formed the vocal led group The Edge Project. In 2009 they released their first album entitled We All Fall Down. 2011 saw the realese of their second album Dark Scrawls. Within This World Within My Mind was released in 2013 and the project concluded in 2015 with the release of Dead Horses And Divorces.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jane Ira Bloom, Kieran Brown, Charlie Parker & Sheila Jordan

Read "Jane Ira Bloom, Kieran Brown, Charlie Parker & Sheila Jordan" reviewed by Joe Dimino


Our journey into the 921st episode of Neon Jazz begins with the incomparable Sheila Jordan--a legend whose fearless spirit and boundless artistry will forever echo through jazz. She left us on August 11, 2025, at the age of 96, after a life lived with unmatched courage, grace, and musical brilliance. In her honor, we open with ...

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Article: Album Review

USAF Airmen of Note: Aim High/The 2024 Jazz Heritage Series

Read "Aim High/The 2024 Jazz Heritage Series" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Aim High, recorded as part of the 2024 Jazz Heritage Series, is the forty-sixth album by the U.S. armed services' premier jazz ensemble, the Airmen of Note, founded in 1950 to honor the tradition of Major Glenn Miller's Army Air Corps dance band, which entertained the troops during World War II until Miller's untimely death in ...

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Article: Profile

Marina Albero: Musical Nomad

Read "Marina Albero: Musical Nomad" reviewed by Paul Rauch


The city of Seattle is the last stop of the figurative continental big-city express on the west coast of the United States. Upon arrival, passengers are blocked by the Canadian border to the north, the high Cascade mountains to the east, and the Salish Sea to the west. Beyond the inland sea that is the Salish ...

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Article: Album Review

Ben Thomas (US): Eternal Aporia

Read "Eternal Aporia" reviewed by Jack Bowers


They say it takes two to tango. On Ben Thomas' new album, Eternal Aporia ("uncertainty; doubt"), it takes at least three, and sometimes half a dozen. That's not a bad thing, as Thomas' splendid core trio is fleshed out on three numbers by cellist Gretchen Vanover and on two others by Vanover, violinist Brandon Vance and ...

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Article: Album Review

Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto: Por Causa De Voce

Read "Por Causa De Voce" reviewed by Paul Rauch


Brazilian pianist/composer Jovino Santos Neto came to the United Startes in 1993, and settled in the city of Seattle. He had visited the city while on tour with the legendary Brazilian musician/composer Hermeto Pascoal, and identified with the physical beauty and cultural landscape of the Pacific Northwest. No matter his global location, Santos Neto is not ...

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Article: Album Review

Randy Halberstadt: Open Heart

Read "Open Heart" reviewed by Paul Rauch


Seattle based pianist Randy Halberstadt has been a major figure on the jazz scene in the Pacific Northwest for several decades, applying his talents as a pianist, composer, educator, and author. He has four previous releases as a leader, most recently with Flash Point (Origin, 2010). So yes, it has been some time since we last ...

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The Edge-Dark Scrawls

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2011

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Article: Album Review

Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto: Current

Read "Current" reviewed by Edward Blanco


Three-time Latin Grammy-nominee Jovino Santos Neto's Current features all new originals covering a range of Brazilian styles from contemporary and choro to baiao, samba and others. Santos Neto has toured the world, performing with mentor Hermeto Pascoal, Bill Frisell, and Paquito D'Rivera, among others, and his long discography has established him as one of today's top ...

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Article: Live Review

Return to Forever IV / Zappa Plays Zappa: Denver, August 27, 2011

Read "Return to Forever IV / Zappa Plays Zappa: Denver, August 27, 2011" reviewed by Geoff Anderson


Return to Forever IV with Zappa Plays ZappaParamount TheaterDenver, COAugust 27, 2011 With Return to Forever IV and Zappa Plays Zappa on the same bill, the Paramount Theater heard more notes per cubic inch than ever before. To say that these two bands play fast is like saying the Yankees ...


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