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If you look around the scene, you'll find that Dave Holland has few peers. He came into the jazz public's consciousness as a bassist for Miles Davis from the late '60s to the early '70s, making his debut as a leader …
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Jazz
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Don Cheadle’s biopic of jazz legend Miles Davis has been slow to develop, but big news came recently when Davis’ son and nephew told YRB that Herbie Hancock had been tapped to score the film.
The choice is apt …
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Jazz
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Veteran British singer Cliff Richard will mark his 70th birthday with the release of an album of jazz and swing music.
The evergreen performer, a chart topper before the Beatles arrived who has sold an estimated …
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Pop, Jazz
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Mercury-nominated modern jazz act Portico Quartet has launched its U.K. tour, which features its biggest headline show to date, and is planning a U.S. release and concerts.
The March 8 2,000-capacity show at the …
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Pop, Jazz
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Sufjan Stevens stopped by The Guardian to praise jazz vocalist Jimmy Scott. Scott sings in a youthful soprano, and finds unusual phrasings and emphases inside every song (Stevens talked about this in his interview …
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Indie, Jazz, Alternative
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Cindy Blackman is best remembered by many up to this point as the badass woman behind the drum kit in Lenny Kravitz's band for many of his classic recordings and videos. Before, during and after the Kravitz gig, …
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Pop, Jazz