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Tord Gustavsen Trio – Seeing (ECM 2820 / 6516879. Album review by Phil Johnson) If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Admirers of Tord Gustavsen’s breakthrough series of trio albums beginning with […] ...

LINKS: James Brady reported for LJN on an unforgettable evening at Milton Court in 2019. Jeremy Lubbock: A Life in Music was organized by Malcolm Edmonstone. Jeremy Lubbock’s website ...

Over the course of a multifaceted career spanning four decades, Grammy and Tony Award-winning Jazz giant Dee Dee Bridgewater has ascended to the upper echelon of vocalists, putting her unique spin on ...

Sebastian writes: Violinist. arranger, studio musician, orchestral leader, and “above all undoubtedly a force for good” (*), Sonia Slany (pronounced SlaH-ny) passed away on Thursday 14 January after a ...

This Mosaic collection, limited to 3,500 copies worldwide, chronicles two fascinating decades of Louis Armstrong’s recording activity. At no stage is it ever less than revelatory. Seven CDs, as well ...

Dr. Duncan Heining’s book George Russell: The Story of an American Composer was originally published in 2009. On 15 October 2020 it was published in a substantially revised new edition. Sebastian ...

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This Bitter Earth is somewhat of a concept album where the songs provide a powerful commentary on the roles and behaviours women are expected to take on. The Goffin/King ‘He Hit Me’ in the context of ...

“You have been the most inspirational man I am ever likely to meet.” In this tribute, saxophonist Tim Garland remembers – and expresses his gratitude to – the very great Chick Corea (1941-2021) ...

The very great Scottish bassist Ron Mathewson passed away shortly before midnight yesterday 3 December 2020. He had been admitted to hospital with Covid in mid-November.