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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

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If there's one thing in life you can't fake, it's true love. For life, for the people you care the most and in the case of a musician, for the art of making and playing music.

It is precisely that same kind of love that has been driving for over half a century a great artist like the American guitarist and singer/songwriter Walter Trout to give all of himself in composing, playing and singing that Blues and Rock music genres that he has been playing for more than half a century, treading stages around the world with a passion, tenacity, determination and class almost impossible to match, in the contemporary world music scene.

Read more: Walter Trout - Live At Islington Assembly Hall, London (UK), May 21st 2023

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Since the dawn of time, performing live on stage is synonym, for a music artist, of passion, immediacy, intensity, the desire of showcasing not only their own talent but also to create an emotional bond between the artist and their fans.

Many try to do so night after night, but only a close number of them manage to create that magical spark, that invisible, soulful bridge that connect thousands of souls with the artist playing on stage.

Read more: Judith Hill Live - The Jazz Cafe', London (UK), May 3rd 2023

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  2. Howard Jones - Acoustic Trio UK Tour - Live At The Anvil, Basingstoke 16/10/2022
  3. Simple Minds Live at Blenheim Palace (UK) - Nocturne Live 2022
  4. Gianni Togni - Live in Rome, Auditorium Parco Della Musica - 14th May 2022 (Versione in Italiano)
  5. Joe Bonamassa - Live At The Royal Albert Hall - London, UK, 6th May 2022

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