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Matty Bannond
Matty Bannond is a 40-year-old fiction author and music journalist. His debut novel, Cutting Contest, was published in 2025. Matty regularly contributes to publications around the globe including The New York City Jazz Record, Jazz Journal, All About Jazz, Hot House Jazz Guide and Free Jazz Collective. He grew up in Stockport and now lives in Hilden, near Düsseldorf. Instagram: bannond_m
Reviewed: DD Jackson | Christopher Parnis | Naomi Moon Siegel
DD Jackson: Poetry Project (ddjackson.com)
Who among us did not launch an eccentric project during lockdown? DD Jackson certainly did. When poet George Elliott Clarke...
Kaisa’s Machine at LOCH in Wuppertal
As evening blurs into night, technicoloured lettering slithers around the concrete bulk of LOCH in Wuppertal. A sandwich board crouches in the shadow of...
Reviewed: Zachary Bartholomew | Timotej Kotnik | Nicole McCabe
Zachary Bartholomew: Balancing Act (zacharybartholomew.com)
This is the first album Zachary Bartholomew has released as a band leader – but he hasn’t been lazing around...
Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet at Cologne Jazz Week
The American trumpeter cooled down a hot Cologne, following the less is more principle, while his drummer rattled the hardware energetically
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Ellie Lee: Escape
Korean pianist Lee debuts with a quartet including saxophonist Steve Wilson and bassist Steve LaSpina in a set of swinging post-bop
Brenda Earle Stokes: Motherhood
Canadian singer and pianist flirts with kitsch but stays firm in a wistful set of Latin and light-rock originals featuring Ingrid Jensen
Antonio Farao: Tributes
Along with John Patitucci and Jeff Ballard the Italian pianist salutes his inspirations, rich in hard bop and including Chick Corea's Matrix
Eleonora Claps: 10PM
The Milan-born drummer and singer presents a fetching batch of funky, Latin-flavoured songs laced with keyboard solos from John Crawford
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Signe Emmeluth: Banshee
Scandinavian saxophone, trumpet, tuba, electronics and more scream their way through material inspired by the banshee of Irish folklore
Natalie Cressman and Ian Faquini: Guinga
American trombonist and nylon-string guitarist pay tribute to Brazilian composer Guinga, who himself appears on the album
Trish Clowes and Ross Stanley: Journey To Where
British saxophonist and pianist duet on originals, improvisations and arrangements dedicated to Wayne Shorter and John Taylor
Florian Arbenz: Conversation #11/#12 ON!
Swiss percussionist's semi-free rave-up - including Britons Percy Purglove, Ivo Neame and Jim Hart - suggests an update on 70s Miles and prog
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