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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: July 2016
Marius Neset is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist, living in Copenhagen. He is known from collaborations with the jazz bands People Are Machines and JazzKamikaze, and the Django Bates projects StoRMChaser big band and Human Chain. He is the son of music teachers guitarist Terje Neset and pianist Anne Leni Søfteland Sæbø, and the brother of the vocalist Anna Søfteland Neset and flautist Ingrid Søfteland Neset. He signed up for the label ACT Records in 2013. His first ACT release Lion (2014) together with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, reached international acclaim as one of the most important large ensemble albums of 2014. Marius Neset's quintet album Pinball was released January 2015. His latest recording, Snowmelt - recorded with the London Sinfonietta - comes out in August 2016.
Published in Interviews
Tuesday, 26 July 2016 02:00

Forevergreens – Tonbrucket

Bass player Dan Berglund's band, Tonbrucket, serve up an eclectic mix of styles on their fourth album.
Published in New Releases
Saturday, 23 July 2016 15:44

Punch – Elliot Galvin Trio

Second album by Elliot Galvin Trio packs a fair punch!
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Carla Bley still not content to rest on her laurels.
Published in Gigs
Andy Sheppard is a British jazz saxophonist and composer. He has been awarded several prizes at the British Jazz Awards, and has worked with some notable figures in contemporary jazz, including Gil Evans, Carla Bley, George Russell and Steve Swallow.
Published in Interviews
Friday, 15 July 2016 20:55

Jasper Høiby - Fellow Creatures

Danish jazz trio reinventor goes 66% bigger.
Published in New Releases
Sunday, 10 July 2016 03:03

Gregory Porter - Take Me To The Alley

2016 What? New Gregory Porter album sounds a bit old hat.
Published in New Releases
Unexpectedly unplugged gig at refurbished venue.
Published in Gigs
Sunday, 03 July 2016 07:06

Nat Birchall – Creation

Birchall's space exploration mission.
Published in New Releases
Flamenco Sketches of Soho.
Published in Gigs

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