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Remembering Emily Remler – Essential Albums
Emily Remler was only 32 when she died, but in less than a decade she made some of the most compelling jazz-guitar records of the 1980s. A brilliant, warm-toned player with the fluency of Wes Montgomery and Pat Martino, she first won attention through immaculate…
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Prince Worked With This Jazz Pianist for Two Decades – and Never Once Met Him
On 16 April 1985, parts of an orchestral score arrived at Prince’s studio for the debut…
The Only Known Footage of Clifford Brown Playing Trumpet Was Filmed on a Comedian’s TV Show
Clifford Brown left behind some of the most celebrated trumpet recordings in jazz history, but almost…
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The Pistol, the Piano and Erroll Garner: How Art Blakey Became a Jazz Drummer
Art Blakey started out as a pianist. In the early 1930s, while still a teenager, he was playing piano for money…
“So Long Eric” – Watch Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy on Belgian Television
Before Charles Mingus took his band to Europe in April 1964, Eric Dolphy told him that when the tour finished, he…
Nina Simone’s “Four Women”: The Song Radio Stations Rejected — and Jay-Z Sampled 50 Years Later
In 1966, Nina Simone released a song about four Black women. There was no conventional chorus and no attempt to make…
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It's evolved into a team of writers and music industry specialists who aim to produce the best content for fans around the world, as well as continuing to support pro jazz musicians with publicity, education and career coaching.
