Mandy Barnett, the making of Every Star Above
This week in Just Jazz show 31 I feature singer Mandy Barnett with a track from her new album Every
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Author: Steve Hart
Sax player Evan Carydakis – radio interview
Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Evan first picked up the saxophone at the age of 15. Initially inspired by Branford Marsalis’s ‘Royal Garden Blues’, it was his family’s influence and love of all music that set Evan on his stylistic journey.
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Hannah Baiardi interview
On Saturday 24 April I was lucky enough to chat with 26-year-old Michigan-based singer, songwriter and pianist Hannah Baiardi about
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Chris ‘Big Dog’ Davis – Caregiver
For more than two decades, Chris ‘Big Dog’ Davis has worked with artists including Grammy nominated Maysa, multi-Grammy nominated Gerald
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Roberta Gentile – Bring it on
Catching wind of emerging vocalist Roberta Gentile after her appearance on a TV show in her native Italy, Incognito founder
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Straight from the Soul
Hannah Baiardi’s second full-length album, Straight from the Soul is to be released 22 March.
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Gregory Abbott – Chill
Best known for his 1986 #1 pop/R&B hit “Shake You Down,” groove balladeer Gregory Abbott’s new single “Chill” – his first recording in nearly a decade – offers sage advice for these troubled times in the most engaging, rhythmically seductive way possible.
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Kevin Stevenson – Movin’
Forty-one years after Kevin Stevenson moved to NYC to launch his multi-faceted career – which has taken him from Broadway productions to television and film (as well as work with countless jazz and R&B artists) – the versatile drummer/composer makes his Smooth Jazz solo debut with “Movin’.
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Marcos Resende & Index
Beyond their highly sought after 1978 album Festa Para Um Novo Rei – home to the mystical jazz-funk classic ‘Vidigal’ – little is known about Marcos Resende & Index. However, their previously unreleased self-titled debut album from 1976 is soon to be released.
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