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The line “mi chiedi dove trovo i miei occhi chiari” from the poem ‘Ricordami Cosi’ composed by Italian poet Alfonso Gatto and translated by Jack Hirschman as, “you ask me where I got those clear eyes of mine”, manifests after several listens of this album; clarity is what I hear...
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In 2017 the British jazz scene started taking centre stage and 2018 is likely to see the genre become the rising star of contemporary music with a long-awaited hip-pumping invasion. Brownswood Recordings have brought together their hotly tipped acts from a three-day recording session which produced We Out Here. The...
Every now and then, it happens that we chance upon shows that we can’t do otherwise but bless with support. The most recent case is a brand new music series debuting on Thursday the 18th of January at Poplar Union. Jazz Herstory aims to give you a new perspective on the...
Wormfood is an events company that sets out to align London domiciled African music with the dance floor energy of club nights. Set up in 2007, they have injected energy into many UK festivals and London’s wide array of world music venues. This ten-year celebration at South London’s Electric Brixton...
Embraced by the Alps Mountains in the North-western area of Italy, Turin is a city marked by its aristocratic past and industrial history. This contrast best represents the city’s multiple facets: richness and poverty, innovation and tradition, history and modernity all living together in one place. This blend and mix...
In less than a month’s time, we will be saying goodbye to 2017. Whether it has been a year to remember or one to forget, there are better things to do than spending New Year’s Eve at home, anchored to the sofa watching repeats of Home Alone, When Harry Met...
There is a Ghent-based multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer who is getting used to surprising us with his constantly original new projects. We’re talking about Dave ‘Dijf’ Sanders. Since 2004, the Belgian artist has been exploring the blurred borders between electronica, jazz and psychedelia, always looking for remote influences with which...
It’s not hard to believe that Farrell Sanders was given his nickname ‘Pharaoh’ for his ability to channel heavenly song through his improvised architecture of sound on the tenor saxophone. He started out performing with Sun Ra in California – who gave him this nickname – and later became better...
With a little more than a month to go, the 2017 edition of Jazz:Re:Found will liven up Turin and Milan. Inspired by London-born and bred, Jazz Re:freshed, Jazz:Re:Found has reached its 10th year and will celebrate with a remarkable calendar of music events. To make the waiting time shorter, two curtain-raising shows will warm up the...
Two intriguing new realities enriching the London’s music scene will please the Rich Mix audience on the 24th of November. Hejira and Susso will stage an exciting double-bill bringing to Shoreditch their musical interpretation of East and West African tradition. After a journey to Ethiopia, South-East Londoners Hejira fell in...
