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Jazz Album Reviews

Mulo Francel

Crossing Life Lines

This album represents a substantial piece of work as Francel and his colleagues embrace a variety of musical styles, bringing a tangible jazz sensibility to the music of Central and Eastern Europe.

Rob Barron

From This Moment On

Blueblut

Andenborstengurteltier

WorldService Project

Hiding in Plain Sight

Colin Steele Quartet

Joni

Floating Circles Quartet

Humble Travellers

Allison Neale

Quietly There

Jazz Mann Recommended Listening

Dave Milligan Trio

Momento

Combining his love of jazz and folk, and adding a welcome touch of Italian seasoning, “Momento” deserves to bring Milligan back to the attention of the British jazz public.

Maria Schneider Orchestra

Data Lords

Even by Schneider’s lofty standards the twin discs of “Data Lords” represent a highly impressive and very important piece of work that deals with weighty and significant subjects.

Mino Cinelu / Nils Petter Molvaer

SulaMadiana

This ‘odd couple’ of world jazz turn about to be the perfect partnership, exploring different sounds and cultures and bringing to their music a bewitching blend of contrasts and commonalities.

Magpie Trio

Live

Contemporary & spontaneous interpretations of old material, with the trio approaching their sources in a spirit of genuine affection, but still determined to leave their own stamp on the music.

Live Jazz Reviews

Zoe Gilby

Zoe Gilby Trio, Wall2Wall Virtual Jazz Festival, 2020, Abergavenny.

Fergus McCreadie and Luca Manning Duo

Fergus McCreadie and Luca Manning Duo, Wall2Wall Virtual Jazz Festival 2020, Abergavenny.

Kim Cypher Quintet

Kim Cypher Quintet, Wall2Wall Virtual Jazz Festival 2020, Abergavenny.

Claire Victoria Roberts

Claire Roberts Trio - Carmen McRae Sings Monk - Wall2Wall Virtual Jazz Festival 2020, Abergavenny.

Chris Montague

Chris Montague - Warmer Than Blood Trio, Livestream presented by Jazz at the Lescar, Sheffield and Listen!, Cambridge 11/09/2020.

Alice Zawadzki / Rob Luft Duo

Alice Zawadzki / Rob Luft Duo, Livestream in aid of Jazz at The Lescar, Sheffield, 19/06/2020.

Jazz Mann Features

“Jass to Jazz”, A three video discussion on the History of Jazz, Wall2Wall Virtual Jazz Festival 2020, Abergavenny.

Vocalist Debs Hancock discusses the History of Jazz with jazz journalists John Hellings and Nigel Jarrett.

Tango Jazz Quartet - “Tango Meets Jazz”, Wall2Wall Virtual Jazz Festival 2020, Abergavenny.

Commissioned by the Wall2Wall Jazz Festival & filmed in Argentina this stream charts the linked histories of tango & jazz and the music & history of the Tango Jazz Quartet, led by Gustavo Firmenich.

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