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News6 years agoSatchmo Festival Coming To Corona Park
Details of the second annual Louis Armstrong's Wonderful World festival at Flushing Meadows in June have been announced, with Ms. Lauryn Hill and others.
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Features6 years ago
Time for a bit of Noodling
The latest in Serious and the EFG London Jazz Festival's attempt to demystify the language of jazz is "Noodling"...
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Features6 years ago
Ultimate Sinatra – The Rarities
To celebrate this year's centenary of Frank Sinatra there is a superb new set of releases under the name, Ultimate Sinatra.
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New Releases7 years ago
Lady Day Goes Digital
Billie Holiday's albums from her distinguished career are reissued digitally, many for the first time. Lady Day goes digital!
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Features7 years ago
‘Yesterday I Had The Blues’: José James On Billie Holiday
“Somehow when I listen to other singers of that era, I’m very much aware that it’s the 40s or the 50s. But with Billie, I never get that feeling.”
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Features7 years ago
Billie Inspires Frankie
“We don’t have a singer,” said the manager at the Rustic cabin. “We have an MC that sings a little bit.” .....a 24 year-old Frank Sinatra!
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News7 years ago
Indra’s Heartland is Heartfelt
Every now & then you hear a record by an artist that you've not heard before and it sends shivers down your spine. Indra Rios-Moore is such an artist.
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News7 years agoGoGo Penguin Sign With Blue Note
British acoustic-electronica trio GoGo Penguin have landed a prestigious three-album deal with the famed Blue Note label, via Universal Music France.
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News7 years ago
‘Amy’ – Watch The First Trailer
The first trailer has been released for the upcoming film about Amy Winehouse, ‘Amy.’ The documentary will be out in the UK and Ireland on July 3.
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News7 years ago
God Bless The Child
Billie Holiday’s centenary, on 7 April, was the impetus for Universal Japan’s jazz team to conceive an album with an exciting jazz talent – José James.
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Features7 years ago
Pops and Billie
The premise of the film was simple – how jazz was born in New Orleans in the early days of the 20th century and then conquered America.
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Features7 years ago
reDiscover Billie Holiday’s ‘Lady Sings The Blues’
'Lady Sings The Blues' is Billie Holiday's 1956 album that was released to coincide with her autobiography of the same name.
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Features7 years ago
20 Quotes by Louis Armstrong
We’ve pulled together 20 quotes by Louis Armstrong that tell you a lot about himself and his life. Discover the best quotes from Louis Armstrong.
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Playlists7 years ago
20 Of The Best Billie Holiday Songs
Choosing just 20 of the best Billie Holiday songs seems like an impossible task, but these songs tell the story of Lady Day’s career.
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News7 years ago
Robert Glasper Covers Radiohead, Works On Miles Davis Movie
Blue Note pianist Robert Glasper will return to acoustic jazz with his trio for his next release, ‘Covered,’ to be released on June 16.
