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François van de Linde
François van de Linde writes about classic hard bop, soul jazz and organ grooves on his blog Flophouse Magazine. He published three works of fiction and fronted blues band Jigsaw Puzzle and alt-pop band The Jeffersons, both consisting of old mates from his birthplace in the Southern countryside of The Netherlands, a town that translates roughly as Nosebleed. Van de Linde works in health care in Amsterdam and writes in the evening when the sun goes down. He lives in a little house with his beloved wife and daughter and three blind mice named Bukowski, Exley and Grumpy, the latter inspired by him truly. He loves snooker, classic movies, Italian cuisine and, not least, his couch, partner in pleasurable crime of his jazz reviewing, which ideally is at once informative, enlightening and entertaining.
Ari Hoenig: Golden Treasures
Accompanied by piano, guitar and bass the Philly-born drummer deconstructs and reimagines standards but doesn't lose the swing
Sheila Jordan: Live At Mezzrow
This 2021 New York date by the 93-year-old bebop songbird finds her in forthright and authoritative form albeit a little diminished of voice
Grant Stewart: The Lighting Of The Lamps
The saxophonist leads a set of sterling modern-mainstream jazz, accompanied by a band including pianist Tardo Hammer
Immanuel Wilkins: The 7th Hand
Immanuel Wilkins is the Benjamin of the contemporary Blue Note "family", which besides the 24-year-old alto saxophonist includes Joel Ross, Ambrose Akinmusire and Marquis...
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Eliott Knuets: Introducing Eliott Knuets
As matter-of-factly as they come, the title of Eliott Knuets’ debut album carries on a tradition that dates back to the inaugurations of the...
Cloudfish: But Is It Art?
Cloudfish takes pleasure in creating ugly beauty. Its debut album But Is It Art? features such oddities as Kraaak, which mixes crunchy violin and...
Dr. Mike Bogle: Let There Be Light
In the world of jazz, being exceptionally proficient hardly suffices. It is crawling with musicians that play dead-perfect Parker without an ounce of Bird’s...
Wayne Coniglio & Scott Whitfield: Faster Friends
The ’bones are back in town. Faster Friends, product of trombone pros Wayne Coniglio and Scott Whitfield, is the follow-up to 2014’s Fast Friends...
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Teus Nobel Liberty Group: Pleasure Is The Measure
The Japanese concept of wabi-sabi finds a ready market nowadays in contemporary Western culture. Recently, a house decoration stylist on TV defined the multi-faceted...
Simon Moullier: Countdown
Why not go all the way? That must’ve been the thought on the mind of vibraphonist Simon Moullier when compiling repertoire for his sophomore...
The Modern Jazz Trio with Jerry Bergonzi: Straight Gonz
They don’t make headlines in the Wire nor wear colourful kaftans in public parks. But nobody beats the veteran interpreters of John Coltrane. England...
Gaël Horellou: Organ Power
My first encounter with Gaël Horellou was one for the ages. Approximately four years ago the French alto saxophonist together with American drum wizard...
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