Latest stories
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Callum Au on Sing Seven Seas
25th May 2026
The internationally renowned arranger celebrates his upcoming release prior to the launch at Kings Place, and shares all the details behind the project that involves over eighty musicians.
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Duke Ellington - The Nutcracker Suite
24th Dec 2025
Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite turns Tchaikovsky’s beloved holiday classic into a swinging jazz celebration. Lush orchestration meets the playfulness of a big band, resulting in a festive classic.
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Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas
19th Dec 2025
Widely considered a holiday classic since 1960, nothing beats this cosy and warm Christmas collection from the very finest voice there is in jazz.
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Gordon Goodwin (1954-2025)
18th Dec 2025
Gordon Goodwin, influential American saxophonist and famous bandleader of Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, has died aged seventy.
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Clark Terry & Big B-A-D Band, 'Live in Holland 1979'
12th Aug 2022
This archival recording by Clark Terry and his classic Big B-A-D Band showcases the trumpeter on top form with a selection of arrangements by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Phil Woods and more.
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Ellington, Mingus & Roach - Money Jungle
21st Apr 2021
One of the most exciting trio recordings in jazz, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Max Roach's Money Jungle is the sound of three super-sized egos thrashing out their differences in the studio.
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A fascinating Duke Ellington biography by Terry Teachout
15th May 2019
Matt explores Duke Ellington's life and music through Terry Teachout's biography, which paints a picture of both the musician and the world he was working in.
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Ellington at Newport 1956
3rd Apr 2019
Let us journey back to the Newport Jazz Festival in 1956, to witness a demoralised Ellington Band find its mojo in realtime, thanks to a storming Paul Gonsalves solo that runs for 27 choruses, and caused a mini-riot.
