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London Jazz Festival
Posted August 20, 2010Three acts/artists at the the very prestigious London Jazz Festival at the Barbican in November – we are thrilled: Yaron Herman, Denis Colin and his “Société des Arpenteurs” et last not least, the Golden Gate Quartet!
Yaron Herman Trio in Marciac
Posted August 17, 2010For those who missed the performance of the Yaron Herman Trio at the Marciac Jazz Festival in the South of France, here is a previous link to catch up. It is a witness of the great music to come with Yaron’s and his new trio’s next release on ACT, due in the autumn. more
La Carvane passe au BAtaclan
Posted July 09, 2010La Caravane Passe are going to celebrate the success of their album AHORA IN DA FUTUR with a big concert at the Paris Bataclan on October 1st. The album on Makasound is now out in France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany, Austria and Switzerland as a licence – more to follow
The Penguin Café Orchestra has been revived
Posted July 05, 2010The Penguin Café Orchestra, rarely seen or heard since the disappearances of its genial leader Simon Jeffes 13 years ago, has been revived by his son Arthur. UK daily The Times commented: “Arthur Jeffes introduced some new work… none seemed overshadowed by the old material; this line-up was far more than a tribute act”. For mo... more
Cheikh Lo new album
Posted July 01, 2010If you still need help to get into summer mood (and even if you don’t) take a look at the colourful and smiling EPK for Cheikh Lo’s forthcoming album on World Circuit – to be released end of August. Here is the link
Afro-Cubism
Posted June 22, 2010In 1996, a group of extraordinary musicians from Mali was to meet up with a group of extraordinary Cuban musicians in order to record an album together, upon the instigation of Nick Gold of World Circuit Records. The Maliens never made it to Havana, and the album that saw the day instead was that of the incredibly successful Buena Vista Social C... more
Vijay Iyer Musician of the Year
Posted June 15, 2010The pianist/composer Vijay Iyer has received the prestigious American Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Award 2010 as Musician Of The Year. Other nominees in this category were Sony Rollins, Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas and Henry Threadgill.
Artists travelling long distance
Posted June 11, 2010Artists travelling long distance: Giovanni Mirabassi, Italian jazz pianist based in France, for three concerts in China and Corea (one in Shanghai, two in Seoul); and La Caravane Passe, to celebrate the CD release of “Velkom Plechti!” in Japan with five concerts (Tokyo, Yokohama, Fukuoka). Details on our concert page. more
Vieux Farka Touré will perform at the official World Cup Kick-Off concert
Posted June 08, 2010Vieux Farka Touré will perform at the official World Cup Kick-Off concert this Thursday at Soweto Stadium. The stadium tickets have sold out, and Vieux looks set to have his chance to shine in front of 1 billion+ worldwide tv viewers. His set is scheduled for shortly after 9pm Jo-burg time (GMT+2) straight after a video tribute to Nelson Mandel... more
Diabel Cissokho and Ramon Goose on Live session
Posted June 01, 2010Diabel Cissokho and Ramon Goose played live during the ‘World Music show’ on French national radio, take a look at RFI radio
Their CD “Mansana Blues” on Dixiefrog is getting great reviews all over Europe