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  • 4 out of 5
    Dec 5 2008:

    Royal Festival Hall, London
    A gig that bubbled with ideas and grabbed your attention, says John Fordham

  • 4 out of 5
    Dec 5 2008:

    These effervescent 1970s live cuts with Stan Tracey's first octet take a lot of beating

  • 3 out of 5
    Dec 5 2008:

    The legacy of Miles Davis with Gil Evans is strong here, but Warren's ideas are his own

  • 3 out of 5
    Dec 5 2008:

    Wilson not only knows and loves Latin jazz, he knows branches of it that rarely make it to the mainstream

  • Dec 1 2008:

    John Fordham: Here's why the event has a catalytic effect on the UK jazz scene all through the year

  • Nov 29 2008:

    Ronnie Scott's, W1, Sun 30 to Thu 4

  • 4 out of 5
    Nov 28 2008:

    Straight delivery of the standards repertoire can sound new; less is more; the early abandonment of the starting theme can hold the audience if the lyrical sense of the improviser is up to it

  • 3 out of 5
    Nov 28 2008:

    Lea Delaria has a quality rare among today's female jazz vocalists: she can blast an audience out of the exits with a raw Liza Minnelli-like power

  • 4 out of 5
    Nov 28 2008:

    This is not a mere sampling of the contemporary piano scene, it's a real independent vision - Parks is a fast-rising star

  • Courtney Pine in concert Nov 24 2008:

    John Fordham:Last week I argued that silence is golden. Courtney Pine's London Jazz festival gig is the exception that proves the rule

  • Nov 24 2008:

    QEH/Purcell Room
    DeJohnette's and Khumalo's radiant and harmonious Friday set was one of the event's big highlights, says John Fordham

  • 4 out of 5
    Nov 22 2008:

    QEH/Barbican, London
    It wasn't always subtle, but Pine's expertise and his devotion to his cause came through loud and clear, says John Fordham

  • Nov 22 2008:

    Royal Festival Hall, SE1, Sun 23

  • 3 out of 5
    Nov 21 2008:

    The style is mostly polyrhythmic contemporary swing, though the sharpness of this young band springs plenty of surprises

  • 4 out of 5
    Nov 21 2008:

    The Art Ensemble accompaniment is mostly a delight - from explosive free-squabbles hurled into thumping soul-groove

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