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Crate Digging: Rebecca Vasmant

Crate Digging: Rebecca Vasmant

The young Glaswegian DJ is set to play Ministry of Sound & Mixmag's Warehouse Party

22 May 2012

I love jazz music, and as much as I love house music too, I don’t think it has the same timelessness. My first choice is one I got about a year ago, it’s PE Hewitt Winter Winds (Now-Again), a three-LP box set of material self-recorded by a 16-year-old…

Neneh Cherry & The Thing - Cherry Thing

Neneh Cherry & The Thing - Cherry Thing

Inventive and charismatic return from Cherry in this free jazz/post-punk collaboration

22 May 2012

Neneh Cherry’s first album in 16 years is perhaps closer in spirit to the jazzoid post-punk of Rip Rig & Panic than the glorious hip-pop of Raw Like Sushi, but hot damn, it’s good. The Thing are renowned for their wild takes on cult rock and free-jazz…

Steve Kuhn Trio - Wisteria

Steve Kuhn Trio - Wisteria

Accomplished, crisp and cool recordings by Kuhn, Steve Swallow and Joey Baron

22 May 2012

Pianist Steve Kuhn has worked with both bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Joey Baron in many contexts over several decades, but they had never played together in a trio setting prior to recording this last year. You would never guess that, though – they…

Oriole - Every New Day

Oriole - Every New Day

Distinctly Latin-influenced sounds from the F-IRE collective

22 May 2012

The latest offering from the ranks of the London-based F-IRE collective features music written by Oriole’s founder, guitarist Johnny Phillips, during a six-year stay in Cadiz. The distinctly Spanish/Latin melodic and rhythmic feel has an appealing…

Martin Speake & Colin Oxley - Two Not One

Martin Speake & Colin Oxley - Two Not One

An album of light, buoyant jazz ballads, ideal in small servings

23 Apr 2012

(Pumpkin Records) The airy combination of alto saxophone and guitar and a leaning toward ballad tempos gives the music on this duo outing a light, buoyant feel which does pale a little over the whole album, but works beautifully on any individual…

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Popular events

Swing Supper with Jason Isaacs
Date	Location
A three-course dinner and swing classics from Isaacs. View full details
2 Jun (Over-18s only) 7pm	Glasgow Marriott Hotel, Glasgow

101st Airbourne
Date	Location
Jazz and funk with a Hendrix twist from guitarist Aki Remally and his four-piece band. View full details
8 May–26 Jun Tue 11.30pm	The Jazz Bar, Edinburgh

Aberdour Festival
Date	Location
The picturesque seaside town plays host to an action-packed family-friendly festival. There's something for all ages and all tastes, from a beach day with a sandcastle competition for children and raft race for adults, to food and wine tastings with twinned towns in Italy and France, as well as sports, magic shows, children's activities and live music over the course of ten days. View full details
20 Jul–29 Jul Times vary	Various Venues, Aberdour

Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio
Date	Location
Slide-trombone ace whose dynamic concoction of jazz, funk and groove-based dance music have won him fans all over the world. View full details and ticket info
31 May 8pm	Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline
1 Jun 7.45pm	Cumbernauld Theatre, Cumbernauld

Jubilee Party
Date	Location
A traditional 1950s tea party complete with big screens showing footage of The Queen's 1952 coronation, plus performances from Bollywood dancers, a steel band and a jazz band. View full details
3 Jun Jun 3, 2pm–5pm	Kelmarsh Hall, Northampton

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Popular places

The Bardfield Centre, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4SL

152-154 Kings Road, London, SW3 4UT

Alexander's Jazz Theatre

2 Rufus Court, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 2JW

Metro Bar And Restaurant

5-9 Fowlers Building, Liverpool, Merseyside, L2 5QA

Pizza Express Jazz Club

10 Dean Street, London, W1D 3RW

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