Latest News: Jazz
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Announcement,
Presto Celebrates 10 Years of Love Supreme Festival! 23rd August 2023Join us as we commemorate a whole decade of the groundbreaking Sussex-based festival and talk to several key figures from this year's lineup including Courtney Pine, Zoe Rahman and Immanuel Wilkins.
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Recording of the Week,
Johnathan Blake - Passage 18th August 2023
The established drummer's second solo foray on Blue Note is absolutely brimming with subdued emotion and charm, as he and his fortified quintet serve a life-affirming tribute to his late father.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-up - 18th August, 2023 18th August 2023
This week's round-up covers new releases from Rudy Royston, Brian Bromberg, Manuel Valera and The Dam Jawn. Plus, there's a new album from Slowly Rolling Camera.
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Jazz Genre Guides,
Jazz Noir 16th August 2023
Highlighting the most prolific uses of that gritty and moody style which emerged during the mid-1950s, often accompanying Hollywood movies of the period, think fast-paced crime capers and car chases – our genre guide is action-packed!
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-up - 11th August, 2023 11th August 2023
This week's round-up features new music in all shapes and sizes from High Pulp, Secret Night Gang, Massimiliano Rolff, Johnny Hunter and even the Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
Nite Bjuti - Nite Bjuti 11th August 2023
The New York-based trio emerge for an experimental album of spine-tingling nature, augmenting their multi-disciplinary approach by drawing on such enigmatic themes as Afrofuturism and Haitian Voudou.
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Jazz Genre Guides,
Sacred Jazz 9th August 2023
We untangle the gospel roots of the many devout offerings musicians have made over the past decades for our latest genre guide, as jazz goes to church!
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-up - 4th August, 2023 4th August 2023
Our round-up this week includes new music from Dee Byrne, Anna Margolina, The Peggy Lee Band and Teitur & Aarhus Jazz Orchestra. Plus, there's a special new 7" single courtesy of Kevin Figes & You Are Here.
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Recording of the Week,
Matt Carter Octet - Read Between The Lines 4th August 2023
A recent conservatoire graduate, the young bandleader's exciting debut continues to affirm the healthy state of the incoming generation of UK jazz artists.
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Interview,
A Conversation with Zoe and Idris Rahman 2nd August 2023
A recent dialogue between the two siblings saw them approach topics including their previous work honouring Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore, the process behind creating Zoe's new album Colour of Sound, and the realities of being a performing artist in today's musical environment.
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Jazzwise Choices,
Jazzwise Editor's Choices - August 2023 2nd August 2023
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the August 2023 issue include new music from Uriel Herman, Andy Emler Megaoctet, Joachim Kühn New Trio, Mark Lewandowski and Zoe Rahman as well as reissues and archival releases from Old and New Dreams, Gary Burton and Sonny Rollins.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-up - 28th July, 2023 28th July 2023
Our weekly round-up of the new releases includes music from Alex LoRe, The Dam Jawn, and Steve Lacy on vinyl.
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Recording of the Week,
Beverly Glenn-Copeland - The Ones Ahead 28th July 2023
For his latest album, which comes almost two decades after his last studio release, Glenn-Copeland reflects on the miracle of his newfound recognition as well as coming to terms with life's difficulties in a soothing, soulful manner.
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Recording of the Week,
Nina Simone - You've Got To Learn 21st July 2023
To celebrate the 90th anniversary of her birth, this newly-discovered recording of the High Priestess of Soul's performance at the 1966 Newport Jazz Festival encapsulates the essence of Simone's unparalleled abilities and world-class talent.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-up - 21st July, 2023 21st July 2023
This week's round-up features new music from Aki Rissanen, Mark Lewandowski, Matt Choboter and William Evans & Roberto Koch. Enrico Periannunzi & Bert Joris join forces with help from the hr-Bigband, plus there's a new anthology box-set of Sonny Rollins recordings from his 'Way Out West'-era.
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Interview,
Elina Duni talks 'A Time To Remember' 19th July 2023
The Swiss-Albanian vocalist discusses the inspiration behind her new album and her collaboration with ECM-founder, Manfred Eicher, as well as the powerful message she hopes to convey through song.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-up - 14th July, 2023 14th July 2023
This week's round-up features new releases from Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog, Lorenzo De Finti & Fabrizio Bosso, Filip Jers with the Carl Bagge Trio and Steven Feifke. Plus, there's an archival live release of Sonny Rollins in Finland from 1972 and a reissue from Jasmine Myra.
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Recording of the Week,
John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy - Evenings At The Village Gate 14th July 2023
Our Recording of the Week is a formidable new release that captures an exciting and transitional phase in both artists' careers, in a live quintet recording from 1961.
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Jazz Genre Guides,
Nordic Jazz 12th July 2023
Our latest genre guide explores the best jazz Norway has to offer, from the early days of ECM-pioneer Jan Garbarek plus legendary vocalists Karin Krog and Radka Toneff, all the way to contemporary masters of the field such as Mette Henriette and Daniel Herskedal.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-up - 7th July, 2023 7th July 2023
This week's round-up includes a career-spanning boxset from Alan Skidmore plus new releases from John Carroll Kirby, Soft Machine, Vincente Archer and Svaneborg Kardyb, as well as an adventurous final recording from Peter Brötzmann.
