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Elliot Marlow-Stevens
Elliot Marlow-Stevens is a musician and PhD student at Durham University. Supervised by Andy Hamilton, his thesis is on aesthetics within jazz from the late 1940s onward. His initial introduction to jazz was through the music of John Coltrane and Gil Scott-Heron and, being guitarist, he was later influenced by Allan Holdsworth, John McLaughlin, Grant Green and Frank Zappa, to name a few.
Ben Crosland: Songs Of Solace And Reflection
The bassist offers a richly textured concoction of jazz and classical, realised by a drumless band including Steve Waterman and Alan Barnes
Bill Frisell: Four
The renowned guitarist submits another set of quiet intensity, drawing as much on American folk and chamber tradition as on jazz
Ariel Bart: Documentaries
Israeli harmonica player leads her sextet through a set of dramatic, yearning compositions displaying by a sharp melodic sense
Chris Cortez: Live At Blue Bamboo
Guitar-led, Florida-based group brings plenty of musical colour to tunes ranging from Pat Martino’s The Visit to Zawinul's A Remark You Made
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Yellowjackets: Perpetual Motion
Venerable quartet serves a mixture of the acoustic and the electric, the jazz and the funk, that characterises the modern-day Yellowjackets
Chick Corea: The Montreux Years
The late pianist is heard in a set of previously unreleased music from 1981 to 2010 that focuses mainly on his acoustic work
Dugong: Let The Good Be Good
The London-based quartet takes jazz as its starting point but branches out into rock, modal groove and atmospheric exploration
Tobin Mueller: Prestidigitation
American keys man takes a punchy, personal view of some fusion and soul classics from such as Weather Report, Hancock, Corea and Zappa
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GoGo Penguin: Between Two Waves
Mixing electronica and minimalism, GoGo Penguin might not be a jazz group, but their improvised aspect resonates with some in the jazz world
Azymuth: Telecommunication
The Brazilian trio brought a somewhat psychedelic dimension to jazz fusion, as heard on this vinyl reissue of their 1981 set
Soft Machine: Bundles – Expanded Edition
Remastered version of the 1974 jazz-rock classic with Holdsworth is repackaged with a 1975 gig from Nottingham University with John Etheridge
Nordal Twang featuring Fredrik Lundin: The Blue Hour
The third album from Danish group Nordal Twang, who take their name from bandleader and guitarist Jesper Nordal, sees the group joined by guest...
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