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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
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
Reis, Demuth and Wiltgen at Schloss Horst, Gelsenkirchen
The Luxembourg trio performed dynamic, many-sided compositions in a 16th century castle in north-west Germany