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Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil
1st Dec 2020
Wayne Shorter's seminal album was the third in a prolific six years of recordings for Blue Note, and while Speak No Evil still retains the accessibility of early hard bop, it also showcases the saxophonist's unique and unorthodox compositional style.
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Give Back Friday
27th Nov 2020
For the next four days we will be donating 5% of all the revenue we receive to two charities whose aims are closely aligned with our own: the Chineke! Foundation and the Benedetti Foundation.
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Dave Brubeck - Lullabies
27th Nov 2020
Josh enjoys Dave Brubeck's final studio recording, an intimate set of Lullabies for solo piano, expressing his deep love for his family.
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Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas
27th Nov 2020
Matt selects some of the best jazz-infused Christmas albums out there, and sincerely apologises for the Santa picture to the left.
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Introducing Presto Instruments & Accessories
26th Nov 2020
We are very pleased to be able to announce the latest development on the Presto website: a new department dedicated to musical instruments and accessories which we launched at the end of last month.
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Tori Handsley on influences and improvisation
22nd Nov 2020
On the eve of releasing her new album As We Stand, featuring regular collaborators Ruth Goller and Moses Boyd, Josh catches up with jazz harpist Tori Handsley to talk about her influences, approach to improvisation, and plans for the future.
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Christian Wallumrød Ensemble - Many
20th Nov 2020
A distinctly obtuse collection of musical organisms from Norwegian pianist and composer Christian Wallumrød's Ensemble.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 19th November 2020
19th Nov 2020
Beatles for jazz quartet, Norwegian free-improvisation from Hubro, and a live show from Ronnie Scott's by George Benson, are among our picks for this week's new release round-up.
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Harold López-Nussa - Live at the EFG London Jazz Festival
16th Nov 2020
Watch Cuban piano sensation Harold López-Nussa perform live at the EFG London Jazz Festival at 20:00 (UK time) on Tuesday 17th November. Find the link, and special prices for his Mack Avenue recordings, in here!
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Elina Duni & Rob Luft - Lost Ships
13th Nov 2020
Lost Ships, a moving series of reflections on loss and displacement by singer Elina Duni and guitarist Rob Luft, marks a promising first release from the partnership, and sounds perfectly at home on ECM.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 13th November 2020
13th Nov 2020
A surprise release from the late Dave Brubeck, the latest from Grammy-nominated Ben Wendel, free jazz fun with Glasshopper, funky latin fusion from pianist Ivan Timbó, landscape painting from saxophonist Patrick Cornelius, and a tribute to the collaborations of Joe Pass and Ella Fitzgerald by vocalist Cleo and guitarist David Grabowski.
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Sam Rivers
10th Nov 2020
A brief introduction to the music of Sam Rivers, who in his long lifetime established himself one of the most consistently inventive saxophonists in jazz.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 6th November 2020
6th Nov 2020
This week's new releases include reissues from Terje Rypdal, a second live recording from Keith Jarrett's 2016 tour, and modern reinterpretations of the music of Sun Ra.
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Rick Simpson - Everything All of the Time: Kid A Revisited
5th Nov 2020
On the twentieth anniversary of Radiohead's polarising Kid A, Rick Simpson and co. give it a creative re-interpretation.
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Jazz Guitar
2nd Nov 2020
From big band to bebop, free jazz to fusion, the guitar has always had a strong presence in jazz music. For this latest Jazz Genre Guide, we go through some of the key players of each era.
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Erlend Apneseth - Fragmentarium
30th Oct 2020
Hardingfele master Erlend Apneseth's Fragmentarium is a brilliantly constructed mix of improvisation and folk music, where tradition rubs shoulders with the modernistic.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 30th October 2020
30th Oct 2020
This week's new releases include an electrifying live performance from Ella Fitzgerald, reinterpretations of a classic Radiohead album and a new Blue Note recording from vibraphonist Joel Ross.
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Surprise Chef - Daylight Savings
23rd Oct 2020
As we enter the colder months of the year, Surprise Chef keep it colourful with a slice of sun-soaked jazz-funk, taking cues from psychedelic rock and soul with a DIY ethic.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 23rd October 2020
23rd Oct 2020
A Norwegian saxophonist recording in Denmark, a vinyl issue of a classic Jim McNeely session, experimental jazz rock explorations, Glaswegian acid jazz, and a Haitian cellist's homage to the poetry of Langston Hughes.
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Louis Armstrong - Hot Five and Hot Seven Sessions
21st Oct 2020
Josh digs deep to explore Louis Armstrong's landmark sessions with The Hot Fives and Sevens in the twenties, when 'Satchmo' was at the cutting edge of jazz improvisation.
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