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Norma Winstone

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Winstone has a lissome voice, agile and expressive, and she's a fine improviser, besides. That's not to say she's a vocal athlete, however; although she's known for her wordless improvisations, Winstone is a fine interpreter of lyrics and composed melody—a plain- speaking, rhythmically direct singer who gets to the heart of the matter quickly and effectively. Winstone played piano and organ in her youth. She began singing semi-professionally by the age of 17, influenced by conventional jazz vocalists. During the '60s she became attracted to the jazz avant garde. She played in groups led by pianists {{m: Michael Garrick = 6963}} and {{m: Mike Westbrook = 11283}}; she also sang with such forward-thinking musicians as saxophonist {{m: John Surman = 4735}}, flugelhornist {{m: Kenny Wheeler = 11294}}, composer Michael Gibbs, and pianist John Taylor (whom she married in 1972)

Album

Vital Spark

Label: Edition Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Inner Traces; Will You Walk A Little Faster; Not Waving But Drowning; Jazzonia; Fuite D'Enfance; Vital Spark; Infant Joy; Heavenly City; These Are The Things We Trust.

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Article: Big Band in the Sky

Remembering Marilyn Mazur: Percussion Shaman

Read "Remembering Marilyn Mazur: Percussion Shaman" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Marilyn Mazur, the trailblazing Danish drummer, percussionist, composer and bandleader, who enjoyed an extraordinarily varied career, has died at the age of 70. In over fifty years working in jazz and improvised music, Mazur collaborated with Alex Riel, Wayne Shorter, Gil Evans, Charlie Mariano, Jon Balke, Dhafer Youssef, and Jan Garbarek, amongst many others. She holds ...

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News: Obituary

Ralph Towner, 1940-2026

Ralph Towner, 1940-2026

Ralph Towner, guitarist of unique sensibility, writer of highly original compositions, and an ECM artist for more than fifty years, has died, aged 85. Towner, who once described himself as an improvising “raconteur of the abstract” was born into a musical family in the small town of Chehalis, Washington. He started playing music at the age ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Knats, Gregory Porter, Julian Lage, Cleo Laine, And More

Read "Knats, Gregory Porter, Julian Lage, Cleo Laine, And More" reviewed by Colin Muirhead


Featuring music by Knats, Gregory Porter, Julian Lage, Joe Webb, Xhosa Cole, Cleo Laine, and more. Playlist Knats “ One for Josh" from Knats (Gearbox Records) 00:00 Strictly Smokin' Big Band “Time After Time" from Time After Time (Jazz Sound Records) 5:20 Gregory Porter “Liquid Spirit" from Liquid Spirit (Blue Note) 11:26 Julian Lage “Talking Drum" ...

Album

Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores

Label: Greenleaf Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: Smatta; Some Days Are Better Suite; Dallab; Sweet Yakity Waltz; D.G.S.; Song for Someone; C.P.E.P.; Who’s Standing in My Corner; Introduction to No Particular Song; Some Doors Are Better Open; Everybody Knows It.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New releases honoring Kenny Wheeler + Tomeka Reid, Shawn Lovato with Ingrid Laubrock and music from the Charles Tyler Ensemble Resurfaces

Read "New releases honoring Kenny Wheeler + Tomeka Reid, Shawn Lovato with Ingrid Laubrock and music from the Charles Tyler Ensemble Resurfaces" reviewed by Hobart Taylor


Dave Holland and Norma Winstone, Etienne Charles and Emma Rawicz, celebrate Kenny Wheeler on two new releases. New music from Jane Ira Bloom, Zachary Wilder and Kris Davis with the Lutoslawski String Quartet. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Yelena Eckemoff “Ruins of Alvsborg" from Ruins of Alvsborg (L&H) 00:16 Kenny Wheeler Legacy /Etienne Charles/Emma Rawicz ...

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Article: Live Review

Norma Winstone e Kit Downes al Carambolage di Bolzano

Read "Norma Winstone e Kit Downes al Carambolage di Bolzano" reviewed by Giuseppe Segala


Norma Winstone, Kit Downes Piccolo Teatro Carambolage Bolzano 24 novembre 2025 Spesso alla base di un duo c'è una ragione di profonda affinità artistica, caratteriale, umana. È senz'altro il caso del connubio tra Norma Winstone e Kit Downes, protagonisti del recente concerto al Piccolo Teatro Carambolage di Bolzano. Nella sua lunga ...

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Article: Catching Up With

Kit Downes: The Art Of Sonic Curiosity

Read "Kit Downes: The Art Of Sonic Curiosity" reviewed by Marco Iacoboni


Some use the piano to tell stories, and some use the pipe organ to create entire universes. Then there's Kit Downes, who does both, with a sensitivity and talent that have made him one of the most interesting and sought-after names on the European scene. Winner of the prestigious BBC Jazz Award, nominated for the Mercury ...

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Article: Interview

Kit Downes: dalla Cattedrale al Jazz contemporaneo

Read "Kit Downes: dalla Cattedrale al Jazz contemporaneo" reviewed by Marco Iacoboni


C'è chi usa il pianoforte per raccontare storie e chi usa l'organo a canne per creare interi universi. Poi c'è Kit Downes che fa entrambe le cose, con una sensibilità e un talento che lo hanno reso uno dei nomi più interessanti e ricercati nel panorama europeo. Insignito del prestigioso BBC Jazz Award, nominato per il ...


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