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Jazz Journal
Siena Jazz International Academy opens admissions for 2025-2026
The Siena Jazz International Academy has announced the opening of admissions for its First and Second Level Academic Diploma courses for the academic year...
JJ 07/95: Perfect Houseplants – Clec
Thirty years ago, Simon Adams sensed only slight tremors from the Plants, but liked their mixture of the local and international
Enter Enea Festival 2025, Poland
Strzeszynek in Poland - with its lake shore, pine forests and summer tranquility – proved to be the perfect backdrop for the 15th edition of...
JJ 07/95: Martin Speake – In Our Time
Thirty years ago, Simon Adams welcomed saxophonist Speake's contribution to the first batch of records from bassist Danny Thompson's new label
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New releases June-July 2025, U-Z
Records offered for review to Jazz Journal in May-June 2025, including Various: Ritmo Italiano, Muddy Waters, WDR Big Band, Web Web and John Yao // Editor's pick: Muddy Waters
JJ 07/95: Chris Potter – Pure
Thirty years ago, Barry McRae sensed that the now acclaimed and ubiquitous tenor player Chris Potter was already going places
JJ 07/85: Michel Petrucciani – Live At The Village Vanguard
Forty years ago, having panned the pianist's previous Concord, Richard Palmer remained unimpressed by the new one, finding it an undirected mess
New releases June-July 2025, S-T
Records offered for review to Jazz Journal in May-June 2025, including Santa Cruz, Shane Sato, Eric Siereveld, Deborah Silver and Alex Sipiagin // Editor's pick: Eric Siereveld
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JJ 07/85: Miles Davis – You’re Under Arrest
Forty years ago, Mark Gilbert found that Miles Davis and band, improvising stoutly on contemporary pop tunes, had contradicted the leader's tenet that jazz was dead
JJ 07/85: Loose Tubes, Ronnie Scott’s, London
Forty years ago, Mark Gilbert was impressed by a reinvention of the big band that juxtaposed swing, funk, reggae, free playing and textural impressionism
JJ 07/75: Mike Westbrook – Citadel/Room 315
Fifty years ago, Barry McRae hailed the excellent soloists and exciting writing in a session that would help erase the memory of Solid Gold Cadillac
New releases June-July 2025, P-R
Paris, Pietro: Folk Traffic
They say : Folk Traffic is a musical ensemble exploring the intersection of improvisation and composition, blending formal structures with dynamic sonic dialogue....
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