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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
Nadje Noordhius: Full Circle
Soft-spoken Australian trumpeter leads Fred Hersch, Thomas Morgan and Rudy Royston through styles touching on classical, lullaby, pop and bop
Soweto Kinch: White Juju
The saxophonist's musical portrait of 2020 is a restless mixture of angular contemporary jazz, rap, hip-hop and political newsbite
Anne Efternøler: Anne Efternøler & Lige Børn
Copenhagen-based improviser debuts as leader with an exploration of the tonal possibilities of one trumpet and three double basses
Blueblut: Garden Of Robotic Unkraut
Jamming with improvising robots, Austrian experimentalists featuring Led Bib boss Mark Holub suggest a cross between punk and Stockhausen
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Emma-Jean Thackray: Yellow (Deluxe)
The energetic and voguish multi-disciplinarian releases an extended version of her 2021 blend of avant-jazz, electronic dance, soul and more
Basher: Doubles
New Orleans quintet adds freely improvised spice to a mixture of tightly composed pop grooves and street-music influences
Lauren Henderson: La Bruja
US vocalist mixes original compositions and Latin standards with Spanish lyrics that highlight the resilience of women
Wojtek Justyna TreeOh!: Thrice
The Polish guitarist and his cross-European collaborators mix rock with jazz, funk and more in search of groove, groove and more groove
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Denis Gäbel: The Mingus Sessions
The tenor saxophonist and his trio mark the 100th anniversary of Mingus’s birth, with contributions from nine guest artists
Camilla George: Ibio-Ibio
Groovy set from London-based saxophonist references her Nigerian background but also Charlie Parker and 90s soul and R&B
The Matt Carmichael Quintet at eastPLUGGED, Ratingen
After a long drought, heavy rain raised a stony scent that wafted through wide-open windows at the Friedenskirche in Ratingen on 9 September. Inside...
Kari Ikonen / the Marc Copland Quartet at Burg Linn, Krefeld
A double concert brought together tradition and fresh ideas in a 900-year-old German castle on International Jazz Day
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