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Ronnie Cuber (1941-2022)
13th Oct 2022by Joshua Lee
The American baritone saxophonist, known for his versatile playing across jazz, blues, pop and rock, has died aged 80.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 13th October 2022
13th Oct 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases include Andrew Hill and Thelonious Monk reissues from Ezzthetics, duos by Bugge Wesseltoft & Henrik Schwarz, and Benjamin Lackner's ECM debut.
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Jazz highlights from Nonesuch Records
11th Oct 2022by Joshua Lee
We take a look at some recent highlights from the eclectic label Nonesuch Records' jazz catalogue, including Brad Mehldau, Tigran Hamasyan and Cécile McLorin Salvant.
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The Comet Is Coming, 'Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam'
7th Oct 2022by Joshua Lee
One of London's most unique instrumental trios return for their third full-length record, with deeper explorations in electronic music, psychedelia and jazz.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 6th October 2022
6th Oct 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases for the first week of October, including new albums from Mark Guiliana and Bobby Watson, as well as Blue Note Tone Poet reissues from Grant Green and Kenny Burrell.
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The Jazz Chart - September 2022
4th Oct 2022by Joshua Lee
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for September, including new entries from J.D. Allen, Samara Joy and Miles Davis.
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Blue Note Records, 'Blue Note Re:imagined II'
30th Sep 2022by Joshua Lee
The second volume of Blue Note Re:imagined again sees the best up-and-coming jazz, soul and R&B artists from the UK let loose into the Blue Note vaults, with brilliant results.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 29th September 2022
29th Sep 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases this week include more jazz classics re-worked on Blue Note Re:imagined II, the first album of The Bad Plus' new era, and a live set from Snarky Puppy.
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Pharoah Sanders (1940-2022)
26th Sep 2022by Matt Groom
The legendary jazz saxophonist, whose career spanned over six decades and was instrumental in the development of the 'spiritual jazz' sound, has died aged 81.
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Julian Lage, 'View With a Room'
23rd Sep 2022by Joshua Lee
Julian Lage returns with another trio record, following up 2021's Squint, featuring David King and Jorge Roeder with contributions from Bill Frisell. A diverse set of excellent original tunes make View With a Room a consistently enjoyable and refreshing release.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 22nd September 2022
22nd Sep 2022by Joshua Lee
This week's crop of jazz releases includes new music from Charles Lloyd's trios project, space-jazzers The Comet Is Coming, and a retrospective of Chick Corea at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - October 2022
21st Sep 2022by Joshua Lee
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the October 2022 issue include Alina Bzhezhinska and her HipHarp Collective, Samara Joy's sophomore album Linger Awhile, and LongGone by the Joshua Redman Quartet.
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Redman, Mehldau, McBride & Blade, 'LongGone'
16th Sep 2022by Joshua Lee
Joshua Redman's 1990s quartet reconvene a second time since their 2020 reunion for LongGone, an album of Redman originals.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 15th September 2022
15th Sep 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases include vocalist Samara Joy's sophomore album, 65th anniversary reissues of Coltrane's Blue Train, and new music from Julian Lage.
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Ramsey Lewis (1935-2022)
14th Sep 2022by Joshua Lee
The American composer and pianist, known for his numerous accolades and work as a radio personality, has died aged 87.
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New releases and classic reissues from ECM Records
13th Sep 2022by Joshua Lee
We take a look at recent and upcoming releases from ECM Records, with albums from Keith Jarrett, John Scofield, Wolfert Brederode, and many more.
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J.D. Allen, 'Americana Vol. 2'
9th Sep 2022by Joshua Lee
The saxophonist and composer offers a record reflecting on roots, American history and blues music, joined by long-time bandmates Rudy Royston and Gregg August, as well as virtuoso guitarist Charlie Hunter.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 8th September 2022
8th Sep 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases include duos by Enrico Rava & Fred Hersch, Joshua Redman's quartet returning for a second post-reunion album, and saxophonist J.D. Allen exploring the blues with guitarist Charlie Hunter.
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The Jazz Chart - August 2022
5th Sep 2022by Joshua Lee
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for August, including new entries from Keith Jarrett, Kokoroko and Julian Lage.
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Yellowjackets, 'Parallel Motion'
2nd Sep 2022by Joshua Lee
After four decades of the band's existence and numerous line-up changes, American fusion group Yellowjackets prove they're still as solid as ever on Parallel Motion.