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November 28, 2024

Bull’s Head, Barnes. 24 November 2024. EFG LJF

Lavery are a painterly eight-piece from Dublin, freshly formed in 2023, with a single What I Want and the a three- track EP Jade Garden behind them. Their confident EFG London Jazz Festival debut at the Bull’s Head, Barnes, was [...]

Cafe Oto, 25 November (day 1 of 2 day residency)

‘I have a two-track mind: one is about feeling, and one is about technique. After 50 years of blowing the horn on stage, I’ll take the feeling over the technical part every time ….’ Saxophonist David Murray, with his unparalleled [...]

Triple LP. 101 minutes

First time on vinyl – three limited edition 180g LPs – for this historic live performance from the first headline act of the first Montreux festival bill. At the time, saxophonist Lloyd’s quartet was the hottest jazz act around, fresh [...]

Rec. 1961

Curiously, this album recorded in Copenhagen, began at a Buenos Aires reception for distinguished visitor John Birks ‘Dizzy’ Gillespie, probably the most gifted and jazz trumpeter since Louis Armstrong. Naturally, there’s a band at the event and Gillespie, much captivated [...]

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