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Prom 65: Britten Sinfonia/Taylor/Barker – review

4494 days ago

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonWhen Martin Taylor and Guy Barker talk about their Spirit of Django Suite they like to point out that the music should "reek of nostalgia". On the Proms premiere of this Django Reinhardt-dedicated guitar concerto – performe... more info

Django Reinhardt: music, mischief and magic

4508 days ago

Guardian Music — Django Reinhardt was a Gypsy jazz genius who kept on living in his caravan long after he found fame. Guitarist and devotee Martin Taylor explains why he has written a Prom in his honourI'm always being asked when I first heard Django Reinhardt's musi... more info

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Wally Wrightman obituary

4711 days ago

Guardian Music — My uncle Wally Wrightman, who has died aged 77, was a larger than life character, a jazz musician, promoter and radio broadcaster. He was born in Tottenham, north London, one of five children, and became hooked on music at an early age. After leaving... more info

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Martin Taylor/Alan Barnes: Two for the Road – review

4728 days ago

Guardian Music — (Woodville)Guitarist Martin Taylor and reeds player Alan Barnes are two of the most devoted guardians of straight-swinging jazz over standard-song forms in the UK. Though dazzling virtuosi, they're also good listeners – to the spirit of a timeless ... more info

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Martin Taylor & Alan Barnes: Two for the Road – review

4789 days ago

Guardian Music — (Woodville)You could listen to this set of guitar and clarinet duets for the best part of half an hour and conclude that here were two acknowledged virtuosi taking it easy, strolling gently through a few favourite old songs. And then along comes a sp... more info

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Guy Barker: 'I'm closer to the wire than usual'

5155 days ago

Guardian Music — Jazz Voice, a celebration of the last 100 years of popular song, opens the 2010 London Jazz festival tonight. Song arranger and conductor Guy Barker kept a diary in the run-up to this year's eventJune 2010Writing around 22 arrangements for a 42-piec... more info

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friday evening updates

5196 days ago

Totally Fuzzy — Global Rock Team said... The Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971) Billy Cobham - Spectrum (1973) http://globalrockteam.blogspot.com Willard said... * MUDDY WATERS The Complete Plantation Recordings (1993) The raw, original Library ... more info

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Jamie Cullum/Heritage Orchestra | Classical review

5231 days ago

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonJamie Cullum wisecracked to the late-night Promenaders that he'd thought the BBC's invitation must have meant playing warm-up piano in the foyer. Similarly, eight years ago he would say he looked forward to his Pizza Express ... more info

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Gig review: Martin Taylor's Spirit of Django

5293 days ago

Scotsman.com — MARTIN TAYLOR'S SPIRIT OF DJANGO **** OLD FRUITMARKET, GLASGOW more info

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Martin Taylor's Spirit of Django: Last Train to Hauteville | CD review

5335 days ago

Guardian Music — (The Guitar Label)This band, a highly original updating of the classic French jazz idiom, won every award going, and reached the top of the jazz charts, before disbanding at their peak. That was 15 years ago. Now Martin Taylor has reassembled it,... more info

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Prom 65: Britten Sinfonia/Taylor/Barker – review

Django Reinhardt: music, mischief and magic

Wally Wrightman obituary

Martin Taylor/Alan Barnes: Two for the Road – review

Martin Taylor & Alan Barnes: Two for the Road – review

Guy Barker: 'I'm closer to the wire than usual'

friday evening updates

Jamie Cullum/Heritage Orchestra | Classical review

Gig review: Martin Taylor's Spirit of Django

Martin Taylor's Spirit of Django: Last Train to Hauteville | CD review

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