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Articles By Sebastian Scotney

Album: Samara Joy - A Joyful Holiday

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EFG London Jazz Festival 2023 round-up review - vital sparks crossing and uniting generations

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The Creation, Choirs of King's College & New College Oxford, Philharmonia, Hyde, King's College Chapel, Cambridge - sublime setting for mundane performance

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Schiff, Höbarth, Coin, Wigmore Hall review - Schubert minus transcendence

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theartsdesk at Salzburg Jazz & the City Festival - perfection in free venues

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Lies We Tell review - fear and gaslighting in 1860s Ireland

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Album: Joshua Redman - Where Are We

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Album: Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music

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Apocalypse Clown review - going out with a laugh

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Prom 39: Schiff, Elbert, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Fischer 3 review - jaw-dropping standards of orchestral playing

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Prom 4: Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Kuusisto review - Pekka Kuusisto's charisma shrinks the Royal Albert Hall

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Album: Bokanté - History

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theartsdesk in Montreal - the world's largest jazz festival just got younger

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Album: Barb Jungr and Her Trio - My Marquee

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Werther, Grange Park Opera review - Italian-American principal singers with strong chemistry

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Album: Vicente Archer - Short Stories

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Album: Samara Joy - A Joyful Holiday

This six-track EP on Verve/UMG brings the breakthrough year of 2023 for Samara Joy to a neat close. In February she won two Grammys, as Best New...

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