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John Hart

John Hart, New Mantra, SteepleChase **** recommended

The new mantra is the same as the old one. Strum and hum along. Pleasurable originals, Monk, Leonard Bernstein and...
13 March 2026 marlbank
Robin Katz

Robin Katz tipped

The nylon string guitar sounds of Robin Katz act like a charm.
13 March 2026 marlbank
Marius Neset photo - ACT on Bandcamp

Marius Neset, Time To Live, ACT ****

Impeccable, imaginative big band writing from the greatest Norwegian saxophonist since Jan Garbarek - pride of the great city of...
11 March 2026 marlbank

Metropole Orkest, Arakatak, V2 Records **** recommended

Bursting with great writing, energy and vitality that snaps all notions of what a contemporary big band & crucially strings...
10 March 2026 marlbank

Track of the Day: ‘Kiss and Run’: standout new release jazz vocals from Marianne Solivan

Track of the day for a second time in these pages new from Marianne Solivan - one to return to...
10 March 2026 marlbank
Talkline

Talkline, Vortex, Dalston ***

Unusually fronted by a singer who plays vibes accompanied by double bass and piano, Talkline on this performance played originals...
10 March 2026 marlbank
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Stephen began writing reviews for Turkish Daily News while living in Ankara in the early 1990s. A year later, following a move to Poland, he worked as assistant editor on the English edition of Jazz Forum. Then, in London, where he lived for more than 25 years, he began a job as assistant editor at the Islington and later Mayfair based Jazz on CD, where he worked from 1993 to 1995. In Streatham, he became founder editor of Jazzwise in 1997, and worked there on staff for 15 years. His interview features have appeared in a range of publications including Jazz Express, The Wire, The Independent, Maxim and Downbeat. He has interviewed many leading figures in the jazz and broader music world including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Pat Metheny, Grover Washington Jr, Charlie Watts, Jools Holland, Betty Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Phil Collins, Nigel Kennedy, Christian McBride, Branford Marsalis, Norma Winstone, Kenny Wheeler, Wynton Marsalis, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Monty Alexander, Kandace Springs, Somi, Lionel Loueke and new stars like James Francies and Immanuel Wilkins to name just a few. Radio work has included voiced and scripted features for BBC Radio 3.

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