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Matthew Ruddick

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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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Sunday, 14 March 2021 23:16

R+R=NOW - Live

A great album that reminds us of what we have to look forward to.

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Thursday, 31 August 2017 15:46

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah – Diaspora

Scott conjures up a magical album transforming Cu (Brass) to Au (Gold). A modern-day Alchemist.

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Thursday, 17 November 2016 18:23

Christian Scott, 15th November, Scala, London

Fiery performance from Scott and his band at London's Scala, with strong support from Mammal Hands.

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Christian Scott, also known as Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, is a Two-time Edison Award-winning, Grammy-nominated American trumpeter, composer and producer. His most recent album, Stretch Music, was released in the autumn of 2015, and was included in our Top Ten albums of the year.

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Sunday, 20 December 2015 08:58

Best Of 2015 - Our Recommended Albums

It's been a year of growth at Kind Of Jazz, as we added new writers, and as a result, we were able to publish far more CD and gig reviews than in 2014. There were so many good jazz albums released this year, and such a variety, that we struggled to narrow down our choices into a Top Ten. In the end, we think we produced a balanced list - five European artists and five North American artists. Likewise, we managed to find room for a few younger artists on our list. So here it is - our Top Ten, and five more that were highly recommended, but didn't quite make the cut. We hope you enjoy our recommendations, and look forward to hearing your feedback.

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Friday, 18 December 2015 20:22

Christian Scott – Stretch Music

Genre-blind Stretch Music is the trumpet player's most cohesive and complete collection to date; a musical stew, bursting with flavours.

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Saturday, 26 October 2013 00:00

Christian Scott – Christian aTunde Adjuah

  Christian aTunde Adjuah is the fourth solo studio record by New Orleans trumpet player, Christian Scott, and his boldest artistic statement to date

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