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Aside from being the greatest trumpeter since Louis Armstrong, or being held high as one of the greatest composers in jazz, Dizzy Gilles...

To the Finnish readers of this blog (if any): Throughout February 2018, my small selection of jazz films will be played at the Orion Cin...

If I have to pick one trombone player whose playing embodies both the tradition and a rare timelessness that would be Victor Dickenson (...

John McLaughlin Trio  | Live at Jazzgipfel, Stuttgart, Germany | July 3, 1992 John McLaughlin (acoustic guitar) | Dominique Di Piazza ...

We always look for ways to expand our jazz library, including open our ears to recommendations, especially when it comes to obscurities...

A concert commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the UN Buck Clayton Quartet Genève, Switzerland, 24/10/1965 Buck Clayto...

Reviewed for British film journal, Sight & Sound , March 2017 issue. JAZZ AS VISUAL LANGUAGE Film, Television and the Dissonant I...

Some truly great moments of solo expression against the backdrop of a big band can be heard on this superb concert video from Berlin,...

R eportedly, Thelonious Monk never liked his compositions being recorded by other artists. However, there were exceptions and one was ...

"Horace Parlan is a tall, quiet-mannered man, essentially a gentle person with virtually irremovable easy smile," wrote Leon...