Tag: Jazz
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Louise Golbey: Don’t Call Her A Jazz Singer
London-born, Bournemouth-raised, singer-songwriter Louise Golbey works hard, very hard. Without a record company or even management behind her she has over the years steadily built a solid reputation on the live scene as one to watch. All this has been achieved whilst holding down a part-time job. Still, the hectic schedule hasn’t taken its toll…
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Gretchen Parlato – In A Dream (Album Review)
Gretchen Parlato is a name that has popped up time and again this Autumn. Whether it is being featured and reviewed in World Music magazines or performing as part of last month’s London Jazz Festival, Miss Parlato has been a busy bee promoting her latest release, In A Dream, the follow up to her self-titled…
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Soweto Kinch's London Launch for War In A Rack EP [Event Review]
Being a Hip Hop MC and a saxophone player, Soweto Kinch has tried to bridge the gap between the Hip Hop and jazz genres to create his own unique sound for both types of audiences. Held last Sunday at Richmix in Shoreditch, London, this launch event was a showcase of his talent and ability to…
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LIVE REVIEW: Diana Krall ‘Quiet Nights’ Tour @ The Royal Albert Hall ft. Yolanda Brown
If I was to have made a list a short while ago of all the things I was least likely to do, seeing Diana Krall live would have been on there somewhere. It’s not that I hated the artistry of Mrs Elvis Costello in its entirety or that I didn’t appreciate her ability as a…
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Speech Debelle: Paving The Way
South London’s Speech Debelle snuck in the back door this year with alternative Hip Hop album Speech Therapy. This time last year, many of us had never heard of her. Then in September, having developing a media buzz surrounding the album’s June 1st release on Big Dada (British home to Hip Hop from the likes…
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Jose James: Beyond Jazz
Gilles Peterson-endorsed New York jazz vocalist Jose James talks to SoulCulture about moving away from creating ‘just’ jazz for his sophomore album, forthcoming collaborations with Flying Lotus and Basement Jaxx – and drops an acoustic performance of “Electromagnetic”.. www.josejamesmusic.com Photography by Ettoruccio.com Visit www.soulculture.tv for more videos w/ 9th Wonder, Marsha Ambrosius, Teedra Moses, Muhsinah,…