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Introducing the single In A Dream, publicist Rebecca tells us that its creator Rosie Frater-Taylor is “one of the most electrifying forces in contemporary British jazz”. She adds that “with her album Featherweight landing widespread critical acclaim, the multi-faceted singer, songwriter and musician releases a bold addition with Featherweight – Deluxe”.
Jazz FM now and then - Jazz Journal
Oct 21, 2024 · Jazz FM – just for London in those days before internet radio – was launched in 1990 after lobbying by Dave Lee, the former Dankworth pianist and composer of the That’s Life TV theme. Working in Los Angeles in 1980, Dave had been so impressed by the abundance of jazz on local radio that he […]
About Jazz Journal - Jazz Journal
Jazz Journal is the oldest English-language magazine dedicated to the coverage of jazz music. Founded by Sinclair Traill in 1948, it has been published from the UK in web-form only since 19th January 2019, following continuous print publication for seven decades. The editor is Mark Gilbert, who was assistant editor of the magazine 1981-1999 and […]
Boundary pushers: Seed and the LSO - Jazz Journal
Oct 22, 2024 · The publicity says the LSO and Seed will play a specially “curated” programme mixing Kinoshi’s original compositions with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 and Anna Clyne’s This Midnight Hour.. According to the press release, the concert is “the latest in a long line of boundary-pushing London Jazz Festival collaborations”, a previous one having put a cellist on stage with saxophonists.
Report: Melbourne International Jazz Festival - Jazz Journal
Nov 3, 2024 · The Melbourne International Jazz Festival aspires to be recognised as a world-class jazz festival. This year, it got it mostly right. The artistic direction – 10 days of concerts across a range of venues throughout the city – was exemplary. Showcasing leading female artists from the USA and UK was smart, progressive and long overdue. […]
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Critics' favourites, 2024 - Jazz Journal
Dec 31, 2024 · JJ writers chose their favourite releases - or jazz experiences - from 2024. As might expected with such a now teeming and mature art as jazz, there’s no consensus, but plenty of enthusiasm. However, as the only title receiving more than one endorsement, Emily Remler: Cookin’ At The Queens - surely a worthy winner - gets the cover spot...
The Jazzmen - Jazz Journal
May 31, 2024 · This book by Larry Tye, author of biographies of Bobby Kennedy, baseball legend Satchel Page and Communist-baiting demagogue Senator Joseph McCarthy, is his first venture into the world of jazz.
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