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Elizabeth Walker
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Jan 28, 2025
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Bennie Maupin might be a new name to you, but he's an artist with decades of history in jazz. Working with legends like Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis, Maupin has been engrained with the jazz movement for his entir...
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Jami Selikow
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Nov 11, 2020
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Short and oh-so-sweet. Leomode's remix of a classic Bossa Nova song by Jobim is brought to life with the honey-sweet vocal performance from Fortaleza-based Hannah Montenegro.The two met over Instagram and when Mont...
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Cherilyn Panganiban
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Apr 30, 2019
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Following the release of his highly-acclaimed 2017 album, Antiphon, East London producer Alfa Mist is back with a new release titled Structuralism. “Glad I Lived” is the broody and atmospheric centre-piece, a six-minute track combining jazz harmonies...
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By
Jordan Smith
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Apr 18, 2017
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"Nuclear Fusion (Star Light)" was released March 30 as the lead single from jazz fusion drummer and producer Fourth Dimension’s latest album (he's often known as 4D). It combines experimental jazz sounds on the guitar with keyboard parts. The drummin...
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By
Dwayne
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Apr 11, 2012
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This week's Old School Wednesday is one of the most recognisable jazz songs of all time - and one of the only ones to invade the Billboard Charts. Dave Brubeck's "Take Five" is simply a classic of the genre - indeed, of any genre.Known for its distin...
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Dwayne
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Sep 7, 2011
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Today I want to share a song that evokes several masters, past and present. First up is Flying Lotus, the man who gave Farnell Newton the idea of covering another legend, J Dilla.In the cover, trumpeter Farnell Newton adds a solo (in the style of Mil...
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