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Jazz Journal
Frank opinions on jazz
Thought this might be pertinent to Bob Lamb's letter...
Further to Bob Lamb’s reference to Dave Taylor’s letter (OSL, JJ December 2018) on Zappa’s jazz...
The BBC jazz axe
I was dismayed to read that the powers-that-be at BBC Radio 3 are planning to axe Soweto Kinch's Jazz Now and Geoffrey Smith's Jazz...
“Jazz” that doesn’t swing
I am 96, with arthritic fingers which prevent me using any keyboard (very frustrating after 40 years in Fleet Street). Hence this scrawl for...
Navigating the new
After countless years of collecting my JJ from the paper shop, I was very sorry to see it’s demise as a physical publication, and...
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Avant-garde for the critics
Dear Barry Witherden!
Thank you for listening to my latest (and as it will turn out: last) album This Is It. You could hear that...
Dimitri K: 7/8
Smooth jazz has been accused of many failings, among which is simplicity. Much of this session is cast loosely in the smooth-jazz mode, with...
Nubya Garcia at Komedia, Brighton
Jasmine Sharif saw what she considered might be the next female Coltrane projecting the regal presence of a Nubian queen
Jessica Radcliffe talks about Remembrance
Tell us about your family, musical, educational background - birthdate, place. Is music in the family? How did you come to sing? Do play...
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JJ 02/89: John Scofield – Pick Hits & Loud Jazz
This pair sit together fairly comfortably, having been recorded within three months of each other. Some differences might be expected, since Loud Jazz was...
JJ 02/89: John Surman – Private City
Surman's fourth solo album breaks no new ground but confirms his stature as one of today's finest improvisers and arrangers, Surman overdubbing his own...
JJ 02/89: The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine
Well played, sensibly programmed and beautifully recorded though it is, this album is something of a disappointment. The trouble with the present recording is...
JJ 02/59: Jazzman’s Diary by Jack Higgins
Jazz a la King - The three main centres for modern jazz fans these days are the Marquee, Dankworth and Flamingo clubs. I must...
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