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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
Kate Kortum and the Juilliard All Stars at Chris’ Jazz Café, Philadelphia
Kate Kortum’s band is rattling the wood-panelled walls of this L-shaped venue - but the singer is nowhere to be seen. Her four college...
Christian McBride Quartet at the Village Vanguard, NYC
Christian McBride’s left hand is lolling on the shoulder of his double bass. It stirs only to push chunky-framed spectacles higher up his nose....
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...
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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
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
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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
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
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