Kevin Press
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Christian McBride & Inside Straight tops the list of acts confirmed for this year’s DC JazzFest. The event is scheduled for Aug. 31 to Sept. 4 in Washington. This year’s festival will include “in-person and live-streamed performances,” says artistic director Willard Jenkins. So far, the five-day lineup features: Christian McBride & Inside Straight Cindy Blackman…
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Five new faves: John Dikeman, Pat Thomas, John Edwards, Steve Noble – Volume 1 (577 Records) Asher Gamedze – out side work | two duets with xristian espinoza and alan bishop (Astral Spirits) Franz Kirmann – Forget Me Not (Bytes) Daniel Menche – Forlorn (Room40) Marco Monfardini – Detect (Aesthetical) And one from the archives:…
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We lost another great artist last week. Touch announced today that British artist Philip Jeck has passed. The 69-year-old turntablist and sound artist produced 12 albums and collaborated on several others with Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit and Gavin Bryars. Jeck’s first album was released by Jon Wozencroft and Mike Harding’s Touch label in 1995. “Jon…
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Organizers of the Hamburg International Music Festival have announced that this year’s event will open with a light installation by Amsterdam’s DRIFT. The four-week festival runs Apr. 28 to Jun. 1 in Hamburg, Germany. The installation will be presented at the Elbphilharmonie, a concert hall on the Elbe River. Artists Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta…
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