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Todd Gordon

Born: June 7, 1958

Aged 44, Todd Gordon was a late arrival to the jazz scene but quickly established himself as “one of Britain’s most popular singers and entertainers” (Scottish Television). An avid Beatles fan until the age of 11, his musical horizons broadened when he heard Frank Sinatra's "Songs for Swingin' Lovers!" album. From that moment, he collected almost every recording by Ol' Blue Eyes whilst expanding his interest in jazz and swing, encompassing numerous other renowned singers and instrumentalists.

Further inspiration came in 1975 when he met Ella Fitzgerald prior to one of her shows. During her concert, she invited him on stage and sang "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" specially to him. Since then, Gordon has been fortunate enough to meet many more of his idols - including Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Count Basie, Woody Herman, George Shearing and Tony Bennett.

Jimmy Page: The Anthology

by Nenad Georgievski
October 31, 2020

The Anthology Jimmy Page 400 Pages ISBN: 978-1905662616 Genesis-Publications 2020 Just like the custom built Black Zoso Les Paul Gibson adorning the front cover, Jimmy Page: The Anthology is a lavishly crafted artifact that celebrates Jimmy Page's long and illustrious career. The Anthology is the third official book from ...

Maddalena Ghezzi

Hailing from Milan, Italy, Maddalena Ghezzi is a London-based singer, composer and improviser. Passionate and curious about using her voice in creative ways, she has been working in the field of jazz, improvised and experimental music since moving to the UK in 2009. Her work draws inspiration from the natural world, literature, visual arts and the socio-political status of our world.  

As a leader she has released four EPs, Amethyst (Thodoris Ziarkas), Halite (Ed Blunt), Opal (Francesca Naibo) and Emerald (Maria Chiara Argirò, supported by Help Musicians) part of her series Minerals, and one album, Eŭropo:sen limoj (Europe With No Borders), with her band  FUWAH. 

Jules Hay

Born: 1975

British jazz fusion guitarist Jules Hay, has been in many successful music projects spanning 25 years, and has recently been working on an exciting new project involving a collaboration with Brazilian musicians, fuelled by his love of Brazilian music, and an opportunity to fuse his jazz fusion playing with infectious Brazilian rythyms. Jules started playing guitar at 12 years of age in Kent, UK. Originally inspired by rock and blues, he learned guitar with a handful of private lessons but mainly self taught. Gravitating to heavy rock and metal, he toured and recorded with various metal acts in the mid nineties up until 2000

American Frederick Thomas: 'The Black Russian' Who Connected Jazz To The Margins Of Asia

by Arthur R George
September 1, 2020

The child of former slaves, Frederick Bruce Thomas' New York Times obituary called him “the sultan of jazz," for the jazz palace he founded in Constantinople (now Istanbul) after World War I, a jazz borderland beyond even the music's early Paris outpost. He was hosting bands in Constantinople in 1921 even before Louis Armstrong joined King ...

Malcolm Earle Smith

Born: July 20, 1967

Trombonist and vocalist Malcolm Earle Smith is one of the most versatile jazz musicians in the UK. He has a love a deep understanding of many kinds of jazz from the 1920s to the present day and as an educator has a passionate to share the rich tradition of jazz with young musicians. As a trombonist he has played with NYJO, Kenny Baker, John Dankworth, Henry Lowther, Liam Noble and Bryan Ferry to name a few. He released his first acclaimed album, "Lyric Trombone" in 1996. He is a distinctive vocalist and one of the most exciting scat singers around. 'Vocal Intent', his first purely vocal album, is to be released in Spring 2022

Billy Pod

Born: April 15, 1988

Vassilis Podaras (aka Billy Pod) was born in Athens,Greece in 1988. He started playing drums at the age of 11. His musical studies include 6 years of classical piano and violin lessons. At the age of 18 he was accepted at the jazz department of the Ionian university of Corfu and 5 years later he got his Bachelor degree and later his Masters degree in jazz performance. From 2009 he is one of the most active musicians in the Greek jazz scene collaborating and performing internationally at festivals and venues in Europe,USA and Asia. Tivon Pennicott, Jd Walter , Emmet Cohen ,Rufus Reid ,Bobby Sanabria ,Manfred Schoof ,Olivier Temime ,Timo Lassy ,Dean Bowman ,George Kontrafouris ,Takis Paterelis ,Vasilis Rakopoulos ,Dimos Dimitriadis ,Dimitri Vasilakis ,Vasilis Xenopoulos ,Nikolas Anadolis among others are some of his latest collaborations. He is member of the band the Next Step Quintet (latest release feat.Tivon Pennicott)

Rachel Huggins Uplifts And Inspires With Jazz-infused Debut Ep 'Keep Dreaming'

July 8, 2020

The London singer-songwriter gives an injection of much-needed vibrancy via her debut EP Keep Dreaming. Singer-songwriter Rachel Huggins weaves a rich tapestry with her debut EP, Keep Dreaming. Hers is a sound emerging from London’s thriving jazz scene, interwoven with flecks of funk, soul and golden, RnB grooves. The five-track release is about “uplifting your inner ...

Marco Moura

azz guitarist and composer, based in London, originally from Porto, Portugal. With punk and psychdelic rock backgrounds, I've started to study jazz in 2012 in Porto. In 2018, enrolled the Jazz BA in Middlesex University in London. During these last years I've been playing with many people from the scene in Porto, working on function gigs and also with original music. In 2018 I also started to work in my original with my quartet, that has a line-up from Porto and another from London, recording an EP in London in the beginning of 2019, realising an album soon this year. In London aside from my studies he play, record and give lessons regularly

When Rivers Meet

by C. Michael Bailey
July 6, 2020

The British blues and rock duo, When Rivers Meet, is made up of wife and husband Grace and Aaron Bond. The pair are trying to gain traction with the release of two extended-play recordings showing off their considerable musical wares. Similar in temperament to the Lovell sisters, Rebecca and Megan AKA Larkin Poe, When Rivers Meet ...