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Article: Live Review

Nice Jazz Festival 2018

Read "Nice Jazz Festival 2018" reviewed by Martin McFie


Nice Jazz Festival Nice, France July 16-21, 2018 The 2018 Nice festival started like a damp squib when a crashing, flashing thunderstorm hit the city an hour before the opening. The ensuing deluge made the stages and electrics unsafe. With no chance of rescheduling, most musicians left town for their ...

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Shaker

Label: Naive
Released: 2014
Track listing: Joke; In This World; Comptine; Shaker; En Ton Absence; Mystere Et Boule De Gomme!; I Wanna Move My Body; Nos Cendres; My Favorite Things; En Ton Absence.

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Article: Album Review

Sophie Alour: Shaker

Read "Shaker" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


French saxophonist Sophie Alour has gone organ-ic for her fifth album. Shaker finds her fronting an organ trio, delivering music that's alternately funky, rocking, and (occasionally) soothing. Alour put together a program of tunes that focuses on groove, melody, and the beauty that exists when those two elements work together. She often looks ...

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Opus 3

Label: Plus Loin Music
Released: 2011
Track listing: Grekerna; Mystere et boule de gomme; Eloge du lointain; Ode a Arthur Cravan; Haunted; En ton absence; Why people always laugh about serious things; Pensee vagabonde; Caprice; Karlston; Petite anatomie du temps qui passe...

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La Géographie Des Rêves

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2011

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Article: Album Review

Sophie Alour: Opus 3

Read "Opus 3" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


French saxophonist Sophie Alour's Opus 3 is not only her third album as a leader, it is also her first in a trio setting. The recipient of the French Django D'or award, Alour departs from the electric intensity of her previous release, Uncaged (Nocturne, 2007), to explore her voice as an instrumentalist. The 11 originals are ...

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Opus 3

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2009


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