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Yazz Ahmed - Urban Hymns

For adventurous trumpeter Yazz Ahmed music was the key to unlocking her identity as a half Bahraini, half English girl growing up in suburban South London.

Gwilym Simcock - Grand Master

Eight years on from his Mercury Prize-shortlisted ACT debut, pianist Gwilym Simcock returns with a second solo album for the label recorded at his home in Berlin.

Seamus Blake – Blake’s Heaven

Saxophonist Seamus Blake has forged a fearsome rep as a player’s player on his native New York soil, performing with a who’s who of contemporary jazz greats.

Michael Franks: free spirit

David Pearson looks at the career of Michael Franks, a songwriter who has always followed his own path If ever an artist deserved to be far better known in Britain, it is surely American jazz singer/songwriter Michael Franks.

The Bad Plus - Rebel Yell

Power trio The Bad Plus are still going strong after almost two decades, no mean feat for a contemporary jazz instrumental ensemble.

Vula Viel – Wild Wood

A tough initiation in Ghana prepared Bex Burch for the raw, off-kilter Afro-funk of her trio Vula Viel.

Dan Weiss - Weiss Squad

Maverick New York City drummer Dan Weiss’ fearless approach has seen him play blistering tabla beats with Rudresh Mahanthappa and turn rap rhythms into balletic percussive workouts.

Jan Garbarek - Tundra Spirit

Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek has come to epitomise what’s become known to many as the ‘Nordic tone’ – a crystalline sound with a direct, poetic earthiness.

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