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Eddie Parker's Airborn With Rob Luft: Airborn

Read "Airborn" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan

Trying to pin Eddie Parker's music to a specific genre is a thankless task. For over 40 years, this acclaimed flautist and keyboard player has explored a variety of musical territory including rock (Eschersteps), classical and world music (The Debussy Mirrored Ensemble), South African Jazz (Bheki Mseleku) and Ibiza (A Man Called Adam). He is also ...

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Tara Minton: The Devil Invites You To Dance

Read "The Devil Invites You To Dance" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan

With themes from Aztec mythology and Latin American traditional dance, Tara Minton's The Devil Invites You To Dance follows a soul's journey through the underworld of shadows and desire. The Australian harpist, vocalist and composer wrote the album over two weeks in Mexico City's Coyoacán borough, immersing herself in its culture, music, street art and dance. ...

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Zoe Rahman: Hull Suite Live

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by Neil Duggan

Hull Suite Live was written by Zoe Rahman for World Piano Day 2024 and commissioned by the Hull Jazz Festival. Two statues inspired the suite in the coastal city of Hull, “Voyage" and “Migrants Statue."  The two works, which stand on the waterfront, were erected to commemorate the city's history of global migration. The suite explores ...

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Heidi Martin: Attunement

Read "Attunement" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan

Born from two years of research at Rutgers University, Attunement finds singer-songwriter Heidi Martin tracing the life, work and journals of jazz artist and civil rights activist Abbey Lincoln. The result is anything but a conventional tribute; it is more a channelling of Lincoln's spirit, one that has pushed Martin to some of the most ambitious compositional work ...

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Jeremy Sassoon: Older And Wiser

Read "Older And Wiser" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan

UK singer and pianist Jeremy Sassoon has followed a remarkably unusual path. After qualifying from Middlesex Hospital Medical School in London and completing postgraduate training as a hospital psychiatrist in Manchester, he made the bold decision in 1995 to leave medicine behind and pursue a full-time career in music. He first established himself as an accompanist, ...

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Five-Way Split: Modus Operandi

Read "Modus Operandi" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan

Five-Way Split is a London-based quintet that builds its foundations on the music of bands such as Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, the Max Roach Quintet and the Horace Silver Quintet. This throwback to the hard-bop groups of the 1950s and '60s is infused with the band's brand of contemporary charm as they swing through ...

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Tina Carr: Moon Over Mildmay

Read "Moon Over Mildmay" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan

Though jazz has been woven through Tina Carr's life since childhood, she came to performing later than most, launching her career after decades in another profession. Yet she has swiftly established herself on the scene, collaborating with respected musicians across the circuit and earning widespread acclaim for her debut album, Songs For Curly (Self Produced, 2023). ...

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Sara Colman & Rebecca Nash: Ribbons Vol.1.

Read "Ribbons Vol.1." reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan

With an understanding and friendship built over their long collaboration and diverse projects, British songwriting duo Sara Colman and Rebecca Nash present their first combined release, Ribbons Vol.1. The album features 10 original compositions written over a four-year period, each piece being refined at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire where they are visiting teachers.

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Omar Rios Melendez And Alex Wilson: The Art of Deep Connection

Read "The Art of Deep Connection" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan

The Art of Deep Connection is an aptly-titled duo album from Omar Rios Melendez and Alex Wilson. Their seamless blend of jazz, flamenco and Latino music sparkles with close affinity and combined virtuosity. Additionally, the album's concept emphasizes the importance of genuine, physical human connection in an age increasingly dominated by virtual interactions. The ...

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Ubunye: Tell Me The Truth Or Don't Tell Me Anything

Read "Tell Me The Truth Or Don't Tell Me Anything" reviewed by Andy Crowther

by Andy Crowther

Ubunye's sophomore album on 33 Jazz Records is the provocatively titled “Tell Me The Truth Or Don't Tell Me Anything". In the words of band leader Dave Evans keyboards, “Our second album explores connection, to ourselves and to others, of going beyond the ego." It is an evolution of their refreshing and uplifting fusion of soul, ...


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