Latest News: Jazz
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Recording of the Week,
Rabbia/Petrella/Aarset - Lost River 9th July 2019Matt enjoys an aquatic deep listening experience with Michele Rabbia, Gianluca Petrella and Eivind Aarset on the evocative Lost River from ECM, a well deserved Recording of the Week.
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Interview,
Dave Douglas on Devotion and The Sacred Harp 5th July 2019Matt speaks to NY based trumpeter Dave Douglas about his new album Devotion, a collaboration with pianist Uri Caine and legendary drummer Andrew Cyrille.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up 5th July 2019 5th July 2019Matt assess some of the week's new releases, whilst simultaneously being locked into a life-or-death struggle to revive a neglected pot plant... all through the healing power of jazz.
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Recording of the Week,
Steve Davis - Correlations 2nd July 2019A fine new album from trombonist Steve Davis and his sextet, mainly featuring his own instantly catchy compositions, some of which could become jazz favourites.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 28 June 2019 28th June 2019A tribute to the 'Jazz Baroness', a trip back to 52nd Street, Ryan Keberle's interpretation of a thirties poem, Jeanie Barton's Moment of Clarity, more Hammond madness, and cutting edge cello abstractions... it's all happenin' over here folks!
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Classic Recordings,
The Atomic Mr. Basie 27th June 2019Matt explores the origins behind the Count Basie Band's 1957 comeback album The Atomic Mr. Basie, a big band tour de force with state of the art compositions by Neal Hefti... the man who would go on to write the Batman theme!
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Recording of the Week,
Ruud Breuls & Simon Rigter Quintet 24th June 2019A solid hard bop release from the Ruud Breuls & Simon Rigter Quintet, featuring the cream of the crop of Dutch jazzmen playing original material composed by the group.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 21st June 2019 21st June 2019Matt vents spleen over boring cover artwork, and also finds time to check out the latest releases, and a diverse bunch they are too.
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Artist Profile,
Jimmy Smith 20th June 2019Another week, another new article heading, this one incorporating Classic album of the Week (it's their fault for showing me how to add categories). Jimmy Smith transformed the Hammond organ into a pukka jazz beast, so let's go Back to the Chicken Shack with Jimmy and also indulge in a brief(ish) history of the mighty B3, and its dark twin, the Leslie cabinet.
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Recording of the Week,
Kayhan Kalhor 17th June 2019Matt enjoys a collaboration between master kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor and the dutch Rembrandt Frerichs Trio on their evocative new album.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 14th June 2019 14th June 2019You never think it's going to happen to you, listening to British trad jazz comps and enjoying them.... find out more by joining Matt for a nice cup of tea at his weekly new-release drop-in centre.
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Tangents,
Naked City 13th June 2019The first in Matt's more self-indulgent, pretentiously titled Tangents series of articles. Join him back in 1989, for a sunday encounter with New York's finest improvisers at a rep theatre in the east midlands.
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Recording of the Week,
Jimmy Giuffre 3 - Live in Graz, 1961 10th June 2019A fascinating document of this groundbreaking trio live in Switzerland in 1961, this offers plenty of nourishment for those willing to enter an abstract musical world.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 7th June 2019 7th June 2019Matt's usual pithy look at some of the latest releases, lacklustre attempts at humour, lots of vinyl and actually some pretty good releases.
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Classic Recordings,
Charlie Parker - Early Recordings 7th June 2019Charlie Parker's game changing sessions heralded the arrival of bebop and remained unsurpassed to this day... in Matt's opinion anyway. Read the full article to find out why.
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Recording of the Week,
Mosambique - Big City Moves 3rd June 2019This exciting young quintet from Norway release a memorable album of jazz fusion with tongue-firmly in cheek.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 31st May 2019 31st May 2019Matt troughs through the week’s jazz new releases, listening to some so you don’t have to, but plenty so you hopefully do!
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Classic Recordings,
Stan Getz - Focus 31st May 2019Stan Getz's Focus gets a reappraisal, that rare thing, a jazz with strings album that challenges, thanks to Eddie Sauter's sophisticated arrangements.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 24th May 2019 24th May 2019Matt bends an ear towards some of this week's jazz related releases, from the slowcore guitar of Chris Brokaw, through the upbeat soul jazz of Beatifik to Paolo Russo's Mediterranean musings.
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Recording of the Week,
Alexi Tuomarila Trio - Sphere 24th May 2019Alexi Tuomarila and his group prove there is plenty of scope of innovation in the jazz piano trio, forging their own unique sound on Sphere.