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“He would often arrive at sessions with two banners, which he placed either side of his kit while recording, reading ‘You done hired the hit-maker’”: From the Purdie shuffle to its extended jazz chords - analysing Steely Dan's Babylon Sisters

A track that took 274 attempts to mix must’ve been worth it in the end, right?

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Nuits de Fourvière turns 80: The must-see 2026 shows of one of Europe's best festivals

One of Europe's best pluridisciplinary festivals has just announced the roster for its 80th edition. Here are our recommendations for this year's stellar line-up.

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Jack DeJohnette obituary

Thrilling American jazz drummer, pianist and composer who played with some of the genre’s greatest stars

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Jazz great Jack DeJohnette - drummer for Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and others - dies, aged 83

He played on Bitches Brew and Live-Evil

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Jack DeJohnette, acclaimed jazz drummer who worked with Miles Davis, dies at 83

Acclaimed jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette has died at 83

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Jack DeJohnette was more than a jazz drummer – his staggering range made him a superhuman force in music

With a complex playing style that was nevertheless generous towards other musicians, the US musician was in a category all of his own

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Jack DeJohnette, versatile jazz drummer known for Miles Davis fusion recordings, dies aged 83

Drummer played on Bitches Brew and other landmark recordings, as well as making numerous albums as a bandleader

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Pink Floyd at Pompeii: What are the greatest live albums of all time?

This week saw the first official release on vinyl of Pink Floyd's legendary 1971 set played in Pompeii - showing to what extent the British band were once one of the greatest live acts in the world. With so many great live albums out there, we give you our Top…

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Trajal Harrell: The Köln Concert review – Keith Jarrett’s bestselling 70s jazz album made visible

Zürich Dance Ensemble’s extraordinary dancers, led by choreographer Harrell, all but embody the pianist’s free jazz musings, with a little help from Joni Mitchell

The Guardian - UK

Branford Marsalis Quartet: Belonging review – a virtuosic take on Keith Jarrett’s seminal 70s album

The American sax star follows in the footsteps of Jan Garbarek on a modern-day reprise full of verve

The Guardian - UK

‘The Köln Concert is the hit he wants to disown’: why Keith Jarrett shunned two new films about his unlikely masterpiece

His back hurt and his piano was substandard. But the musician’s improvised 1975 show entered jazz history. Now two films are celebrating that mesmerising night – and the sweary teen promoter who made it happen

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The 10 best jazz albums of 2024

A Mercury prize winner, a host of fresh collaborations and a posthumous release of a much-lauded live performance are all among the year’s standouts

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Lars Danielsson/ Verneri Pohjola/ John Parricelli: Trio review – wine chateau sessions mingle mature sensibilities

Bassist Danielsson, guitarist Parricelli and trumpeter Pohjola combine folksy melodies, Latin grooves and free-roaming improv on this lustrous album

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Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Paul Motian: The Old Country review – a delightful return to a cherished jazz venue

Full of blistering bebop and entrancing swing, this 1992 recording showcases the pianist’s love of the Deer Head Inn, the clapboard 1840s hotel where he cut his teeth

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“I showed her how to play the song on the guitar. And that was the last time I ever saw Beyonce”: Toby Gad on songwriting for the stars, competing with Dr Luke and being in the dark about Milli Vanilli

“I had to tell Madonna, ‘This is not good. Let's rewrite this again and do this better’... And I survived"

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Keith Jarrett and all that plink-plonk jazz

Brief letters: Gentle jazz | Piano man | Political pledges | Tory leaflets | Labour toast

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Concerts ruined by selfish people using their phones

Letters: Bren Pointer says the American pianist Keith Jarrett was right to disallow photography during his performances. Plus letters from Barry and Joy Norman, Meirion Bowen and Joan Lewis

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‘Joni Mitchell watched me sing one of her songs. I was horrified’: Rick Beato, the world’s best-loved music nerd

As energised by Taylor Swift as Schoenberg, Beato has earned millions of fans with his YouTube videos and become the man musicians seek out to discuss their craft

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Classical home listening: Bernard Herrmann meets Emily Brontë; Keith Jarrett plays CPE Bach

A Wuthering Heights opera by the man who scored Psycho and The Birds is well worth a listen, while the American piano great makes CPE his own

The Guardian - UK

Lance Gurisik: Cull Portal review – drones, drums and disruptive drama

Gurisik’s startling album – think Aphex Twin meets Keith Jarrett – combines jazz, electronica and contemporary orchestral music to compelling, coherent effect

Guitar World

"Imagine Cream with Bill Frisell on guitar and Charlie Haden on bass": Charlie Haden's guide to his best work, from jazz to blues and beyond

In 1996, the legendary jazz bassist gave us a guide on where to start with his enormous and tremendous body of work

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Esbjörn Svensson: HOME.S. review – buoyant, capricious, sweepingly melodic

This recently discovered piano meditation from the modest maestro behind the Esbjörn Svensson Trio will entrance fans and fascinate newcomers

The Guardian - UK

Cheick Tidiane Seck: Kelena Fôly review – deeply human vocals and piano from a Malian master

The musician’s gravelly baritone transmits a lifetime’s experience on an adventurous album that embraces imperfection

The Guardian - UK

Keith Jarrett: Bordeaux Concert review – a fearless final performance

(ECM)The master of solo-piano improvisation proved his spontaneous alchemy was as mesmerising as ever in this 2016 performance

Evening Standard

Queen’s Birthday Honours: Heroic Londoners who went above and beyond to help others during pandemic are recognised

Honours are being bestowed on a host of Londoners for their incredible contributions to the community during the pandemic

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