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Matthew Ruddick

Editor
Author of Funny Valentine, an acclaimed new biography of the jazz trumpet player and singer, Chet Baker.
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Kind of Jazz - Items filtered by date: June 2015
Saturday, 27 June 2015 16:06

David Sanborn - Time and The River

David Sanborn teams up with his old sparring partner, Marcus Miller, with mixed results
Published in New Releases
Tuesday, 23 June 2015 06:25

Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest - Sylva

Snarky Puppy’s inexorable rise to the top of the jazz world sees them journey through an orchestral forest
Published in New Releases
Friday, 19 June 2015 19:14

Alex Hutton Trio - Magna Carta Suite

British jazz pianist looks to the past to rethink the sound of the piano trio
Published in New Releases
Friday, 12 June 2015 19:22

Alice In Grooveland - Skyline

Debut CD by London-based jazz quartet, Alice In Grooveland, has it roots in the Blue Note soul-jazz of the 1960s
Published in New Releases
Saturday, 06 June 2015 18:24

Kamasi Washington – The Epic

Three CD set, featuring choir and orchestra. A jazz samurai concept album, no less
Published in New Releases
A breathtaking performance, showcasing tunes from her forthcoming CD
Published in Gigs

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