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Arts Council England Shows Support for Jazz re:freshed Project
The most respected voices in the music industry have spoken out in full support of arts organisation Jazz re:freshed and their Outernational Project. Experts like Helen Sprott (Arts Council England – Director of Music), Don Was (Blue Note), Gennaro Castaldo (BPI – Director or Communications), and Vanessa Reed (PRS For Music Foundation – Chief Executive) are all…
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Review: Alejandro Irizarry – Me Tiene Loco
When former Latin American Idol star, Alejandro Irizarry hit me up to let me know he was releasing a new single, I expected to hear his standard repertoire of passion-fueled creations – well blow me down, what I heard hit me for six! ‘Me Tiene Loco’ (She Drives Me Crazy) is a funky, drum led…
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Review: Alfie Jackson – I Guess That’s Love These Days
He was once part of bad-boy indie-rock outfit The Holloways but how life seems to be mellowing for former member Alfie Jackson. Now taking a more laid back and philosophical approach to his writing, evident in previous release ‘The Last Holiday’ and now with follow up single ‘I Guess That’s Love These Days’ – a…
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Review: Alison Krauss – Windy City
Grammy Award winning artist Alison Krauss today released her latest album ‘Windy City’ produced by Buddy Cannon and it was quite a surprise to me. Her first solo album in 17 years ‘Windy City’ is a collection of covers portraying loss, yearning and heartache. Now if you’re new to listening to Alison Krauss, this is not…
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My Universe by The Shires Certified Gold
The Shires announced on Friday last week that their second album ‘My Universe’ has officially been declared a Gold selling album! Four months after its release in October 2016 and their second album has been certified Gold, selling quicker than their debut album ‘Brave’ in 2015. “We are so thankful to everyone who bought the…
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Jazz Re:Freshed Outernational At SXSW
Music curator Jazz re:freshed together with showcase producer British Underground announced their project this week – Jazz Re:Freshed Outernational – a two year global partnership project presenting artists at the forefront of the UK Jazz revolution. Since its creation in 2003 by Justin McKenzie and Adam Moses, the Jazz re:fresh musical movement has aimed to challenge…
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New Single: Fragments by Jack Johnson
Friday 17th February sees the release of brand new single ‘Fragments’ by Jack Johnson. Taken from the documentary The Smog of the Sea, which sees Jack as a crew member of the Sea Change Expedition, it highlights the effects of microplastics in our oceans. Curbing the use of single use plastics has always been at…
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Imelda May – Black Tears
‘Black Tears’ the second single to be released from Imelda May‘s new album ‘Life. Love. Flesh. Blood’, out 7th April 2017, debuted last week, with a black and white video shot at the iconic Maida Vale Studios, London. Giving a gentle nod to Patsy Cline‘s ‘Crazy’, the somber and tearful ‘Black Tears’ full of woe gives…
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Review: Mario Biondi – Best of Soul
With nine albums under his belt, the magnificent Italian King of Jazz Mario Biondi returned in 2016 with his tenth album ‘Best of Soul’. A close follow up to his 2015 offering ‘Beyond’, Mario presents the listener with 6 new songs on ‘Best of Soul’ before delving into his back catalogue, plucking out the finest…
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