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Joel Frahm is one of the world’s most accomplished saxophonists, recognisable early in his career for a style akin to Johnny Griffin, and later praised for his work in singer Jane Monheit’s band as well as for collaborations with the [...]

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to raise money for legendary American (now German-based) pianist, composer, and educator Richie Beirach, who has been fighting life-threatening health issues since the end of 2023. Best known for his five-decade-long collaboration with saxophonist [...]

The news of saxophonist David Sanborn’s death on 12 May 2024 at the age of 78 left many in the music world in sadness and shock. He had spent much of his life battling illness. Whether it was the serious [...]

The great arranger Bill Holman passed away at the age of 96 last Monday. A three-time Grammy Award winner nominated on sixteen occasions, he was at the forefront of West Coast Jazz in the fifties and helped to shape the [...]

3 March 2024.

American tenor saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi is considered to be one of the great saxophonists of the post-Coltrane generation, as well as one of the most distinguished educators in modern jazz. Each year, he embarks on a short tour of the [...]

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