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From grooving with Stan Getz to piano-thumping in London’s Soho, Allison never lost his caustic charm or the earthiness of his southern roots
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From Keith Jarrett’s new musical grammar to John Cage’s iconoclasm via Bach and Busoni, the composer and pianist tells us what inspires him
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The opening weekend of the festival featured a virtuosic set from Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau, an audiovisual tribute to comics by Art Spiegelman and Silent Six, plus the poised 13-year-old piano prodigy Joey Alexander
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He spent six years lampooning jazz as The Fast Show’s Louis ‘Niiiice’ Balfour. But the actor actually loves the music. He recalls the ‘Ceefax jazz’ that first got him hooked
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History has defined the New Jersey city as a hub for a host of jazz musicians from Sarah Vaughan to Christian McBride, and it remains a vibrant destination for fans of the genre
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The US jazz singer brought a festive tone to the capital showcasing his new album of unsentimental Christmas songs, The Beautiful Day
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A Gil Evans tribute, cartoonist Art Spiegelman takes the stage and Eve Risser brings her White Desert Orchestra to town … our jazz critic picks the festival’s top tickets
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Worried about increasing international tensions? Feeling a little pre-apocalyptic? For effective relief, try some hypnotic instrumental jazz-funk-disco
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Alongside her new quartet, the skilled trumpeter guided the crowd through a musical history tour marked by inventiveness, whimsy and languid confidence
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From Coal, a dance piece about the miners’ strike, to monarchy saga The Crown: your at-a-glance guide to the best in culture across the UK
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Jazz saxophonist whose collaborations with Stan Tracey created music of magnificent eccentricity
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The Birmingham musician’s heady mix of ingenious improv, hip-hop and abstract maths delighted an enthusiastic audience
Norma Winstone review – British great skips through an astonishing career