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The idea of making music in 2024 and having to brand a label to it, genre wise, it has become sadly the normal, in the world of contemporary music.

Rather fortunately, though, every once in a while, there are still, out there, those very few musicians that still believe music is uncalculated art and, as such, it should be completely free-form and reflect exactly the personality and the artistic flair of said artists.

Read more: Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse - Live At West End Centre, Aldershot (UK), 25th April 2024

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It has been a while, now, for our website, since we had the opportunity to watch performing one of British hottest Blues/Rock gunslingers around, Ben Poole.

Poole, who has been constantly on Tour around the world before and after Covid19 on the back of the success of his last studio album released back in 2018 and called Anytime You Need Me, has received numerous accolades from both his fellow colleagues in the music business and the fans worldwide, fast-growing his reputation as one of the most talented contemporary Blues/Rock guitarists coming from the United Kingdom.

Read more: Ben Poole - Live at Arlington Arts Centre, Newbury (UK) 13th December 2023

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One of the most loved musical events happening in the capital of the United Kingdom, the glorious London Jazz Festival that this year marks its 25th years, since it started, couldn't end in a more spectacular way than welcoming the young American prodigy Jazz singer Añais Reno as the Festival's closing act.

 
At the tender age of 19, Reno has already largely impressed the enormous Jazz community in the United States and beyond with her talent and incredible vocal skills, thanks also through her 2020's debut album called Lovesome Thing: Añais Reno sings Ellington & Strayhorn, a record that has landed to the young Jazz singer numerous accolades from the worldwide music press and Jazz lovers.
 

Read more: Añais Reno - Live At London Jazz Festival - 19th November 2023

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There was a lot of trepidation and excitement for the arrival of superstar Japanese instrumental pianist and composer Hiromi in the UK capital city, as part of the London Jazz Festival 2023.
 
On the back of her brand new and very successful album called Sonicwonderland, which our website has recently reviewed too, the celebrated and very talented Japanese has brought with her a real army of musicians for the London performance at the Barbican Theatre, so much so that Hiromi had decided, for this very special musical event, to perform two separate live sets, one with her piano quintet, made by two violins, a viola and a cello and the second and much longer one, with her current touring band, which is the same that has also played on Hiromi's brand new album.
 

Read more: Hiromi Live At Barbican Theatre, London - 13th November 2023 - London Jazz Festival

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It's always a healthy sign, for the music industry, to see that illustrious artists that have done so well in their career still carry, within themselves, that sparkle that lights their fleur and their inspiration to keep on writing new and very interesting material.

This is pretty much the case of the British guitar Maestro Robin Trower, who, after a long hiatus from the Blues/Rock scenes, has made a remarkable return with a new album called Joyful Sky, which features one of the most talented and highly skilled singer/songwriter around, Sari Schorr.

Read more: Robin Trower Ft. Sari Schorr - Joyful Sky's Live Showcase (Streaming)

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There is no doubt whatsoever that one of the most successful and celebrated albums of 2023, it has been Blood Brothers, a new project that has met the favours of both music fans and worldwide press from two of the biggest giants of contemporary American Blues/Rock, guitarists and singers/songwriters Albert Castiglia and Mike Zito.

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There was a certain autumn feeling,  last night, in the air temperature, that one can breathe in the UK capital, with fairly mild daily temperatures and pockets of humidity here and there, replaced, as the light of the day fades out, by a breezy and slightly chilled wind.

One thing that remained constant, though, last night in London, was the rising temperature in the venue where the Italian Guitar Virtuoso Matteo Mancuso performed in, for one night only for the UK crowds, showcasing his instrumental debut album called The Journey, a record where the 26-years-old from Sicily displayed bags of talent as a guitar player in a very eclectic fashion, by mixing layers of Jazz Fusion, Rock and World Music with remarkable class and originality.

Read more: Matteo Mancuso – Live At The O2 Islington – London (UK) 27/09/2023

  1. Walter Trout - Live At Islington Assembly Hall, London (UK), May 21st 2023
  2. Judith Hill Live - The Jazz Cafe', London (UK), May 3rd 2023
  3. Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse - Live at The Star Inn, Guildford (UK)
  4. Howard Jones - Acoustic Trio UK Tour - Live At The Anvil, Basingstoke 16/10/2022
  5. Simple Minds Live at Blenheim Palace (UK) - Nocturne Live 2022

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