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Makaya McCraven At Barbican Centre

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by Chris May

Makaya McCraven with London Contemporary Orchestra Barbican Centre, Main Hall In These Times London November 11, 2023 Jazz, said Whitney Balliett in 1958, is the sound of surprise. The New Yorker critic, who passed in 2007 but remains one of jazz literature's most felicitous writers, was describing jazz ...

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Article: Chats with Cats

The YouTuber: Andy Edwards

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by B.D. Lenz

With the rise of the internet and social media, some new job titles have recently come into existence such as Influencer, Blogger, and YouTuber. And, just as these social media platforms inform the public's knowledge and opinions about everything else nowadays, they certainly have an effect on people's interactions with music. It's just as common now ...


About Al Lloyd & His Orchestra

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Al Lloyd & His Orchestra

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British arranger, composer, and saxophonist Al Lloyd has become a regular name on the UK Jazz and Soul scene over the past 5 years. As a teenager, he cut his teeth playing saxophone in the ranks of legendary British bandleader Mike Westbrook, and also recorded with members of Motown’s legendary studio house band, the Funk Brothers.
By the time he was in his early 20’s, Lloyd started to gain attention as an arranger and composer and found himself being hired by legendary acts like the Drifters, and the Chairmen of the Board to write arrangements for live tours and recording dates.
As a composer and producer, he has achieved 4 chart entries on the Amazon R&B Best Sellers Chart (including 2 consecutive number 1’s for Dayton Grey) and a top 20 hit on the UK Soul Chart

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Balimaya Project at Barbican Centre

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by Chris May

Balimaya Project Barbican Centre, Main Hall When The Dust Settles London October 17, 2023 Founded in 2019 by London-based djembe player Yahael Camara Onono, the eighteen-piece Balimaya Project is an all-male ensemble dedicated to celebrating its members' African musical heritages, which it approaches as evolving, future-facing entities. The band blends ...

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Denys Baptiste at the 606 Club

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by Neil Duggan

Denys Baptiste 606 Club on Oh! JazzLondon August 24, 2023 There is something about jazz and basements, they just seem to work so well together. Maybe it is the intimacy the low lights and low ceilings confer. The 606 Club is a quintessential example of the cellar music venue. It is ...

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George Russell’s New York N.Y. Receives World Premiere At Milton Court

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by Chris May

Guildhall Induction Jazz Orchestra & Choir Milton Court Concert Hall Guildhall School of Music & Drama London September 27, 2023 Addressing the audience before the Guildhall Induction Jazz Orchestra's recreation of George Russell's first large-ensemble masterpiece, New York N.Y. (Decca, 1959), director and conductor Scott Stroman explained the choice ...

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WOMAD 2023

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by Martin Longley

WOMAD Charlton Park, Malmesbury England July 27-30 2023 What shall we do, if the first bands play at 1pm each day, at this, the UK's oldest and greatest global music festival? Why, we shall Taste The World, investigating a cookery demonstration performance that begins daily at noon! ...

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Article: Play This!

Charlie Watts: Jazz Anthology

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by Pedro Keul

Charlie Watts left this world in 2021, at age 80, and many only know him as the legendary Rolling Stones drummer of six decades. Lesser known was his passion for jazz--that he expressed every chance he could--recording ten albums as a leader. This extensive retrospective released in 2023 presents 27 themes recorded in a 20 year ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Legend Don Laka Prepares For 50th Anniversary UK Tour

Jazz Legend Don Laka Prepares For 50th Anniversary UK Tour

South African Jazz Legend, Producer, Composer, Multi Instrumentalist prepares for his UK Tour to Celebrate His 50th Anniversary in Music—Music industry icon Don Laka will be continuing his Golden Jubilee celebrations with a UK tour that will see him bring his acclaimed live show to a series of venues across the country. Don Laka will be ...

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Linda May Han Oh and Fabian Almazan At The MAC

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by Ian Patterson

Linda May Han Oh & Fabian Almazan The MAC Belfast, N. Ireland 22 June, 2023 Partners on stage and partners off stage, Malaysian-born, Perth-raised bassist Linda May Han Oh, and Cuban-born, Miami-raised pianist Fabian Almazan, have been making music together for 17 years. More than just deeply-rooted empathy and intuition, ...


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