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Joni Mitchell as a musical artist, has been restlessly innovative, her music evolved from deeply personal folk styling into pop, jazz, avant-garde, and even world music, presaging the multicultural experimentation of the 1980s and 1990s by over a decade. Fiercely independent, her work steadfastly resisted the whims of both mainstream audiences and the male-dominated recording industry. While Mitchell's records never sold in the same numbers enjoyed by contemporaries, none experimented so recklessly with their artistic identities or so bravely explored territory outside of the accepted confines of pop music, resulting in a creative legacy which paved the way for performers in a broad range of genres to cover her songs. Born Roberta Joan Anderson in Fort McLeod, Alberta, Canada, on November 7, 1943, she was stricken with polio at the age of nine; while recovering in a children's hospital, she began her performing career by singing to the other patients

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Article: Interview

Dave Redmond: The Next In Line

Read "Dave Redmond: The Next In Line" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Ireland probably has more good jazz bassists than at any time before but ask who the most in-demand bassist in the country is and the answer is most likely Dave Redmond. The Dubliner has been a key player on the Irish jazz scene since the early 2000s, playing with Irish guitar greats Louis Stewart and Tommy ...

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Article: Album Review

Emma Hedrick: Newcomer

Read "Newcomer" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


As long as there are songs, there will be singers to sing them, but there is a slight difference between a singer and a vocalist. Singers, no matter how talented, tend to remain in the foreground with the band in support. A vocalist, however, uses the voice as an instrument, becoming an integral part of the ...

Article: Album Review

Rebecca Martin: She

Read "She" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Sono trascorsi esattamente trent'anni da quando la EMI pubblicò il debutto della 26enne Rebecca Martin (Once Blue), nel gruppo omonimo col bassista Ben Street, il chitarrista Kurt Rosenwinkel e il batterista Kenny Wollesen. Da allora la cantautrice ha pubblicato tredici album (sei da leader) con musicisti a lei particolarmente affini: non solo il marito Larry Grenadier ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Wild Iris Brass Band, Maria Muldaur, Kieran Brown, Dawn Clement, Peter Lin, Anna Laura Quinn, Allan Harris & More

Read "Wild Iris Brass Band, Maria Muldaur, Kieran Brown, Dawn Clement, Peter Lin, Anna Laura Quinn, Allan Harris & More" reviewed by Mary Foster Conklin


This broadcast includes new releases from Wild Iris Brass Band, Maria Muldaur, Kieran Brown, Dawn Clement, Peter Lin, Anna Laura Quinn and Allan Harris, with birthday shoutouts to Mavis Staples, Carol Morgan, Carolyn Leonhart, Suzanne Pittson, Marina Albero, Iris Ornig and Honorable Man Billy Eckstine, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

The Song Poetry of Torhild Ostad and Kazzrie Jaxen

Read "The Song Poetry of Torhild Ostad and Kazzrie Jaxen" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard


While many singers interpret songs, few elevate them into song poetry--a fusion of lyricism and phrasing that transcends genre. This rare quality emerges when voice, words, and musical interplay coalesce into something greater than the sum of their parts. It is a phenomenon found in the recent albums by Norwegian vocalist Torhild Ostad and pianist-singer Kazzrie ...

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Article: Building a Jazz Library

Brian Wilson Jazzed: Ten Essential Wilson Covers

Read "Brian Wilson Jazzed: Ten Essential Wilson Covers" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Brian Wilson is widely hailed as one of the most significant songwriters of the 20th century--the master craftsman behind The Beach Boys' music. Inspired by rock 'n' roll, doo-wop, George Gershwin, vocal quartet The Four Freshmen and Burt Bacharach, he developed sophisticated harmonies and a signature sound that sold millions of records. His singular ...

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Article: Album Review

Fini Bearman: Last Night of the World

Read "Last Night of the World" reviewed by Neil Duggan


As professor of Jazz Voice and Songwriting at London's Guildhall School, Fini Bearman naturally incorporates songwriting exercises into her teaching. Over time, some of the songs born from these sessions evolved into fully realised pieces, several of which now appear on her fifth album, Last Night of The World. Bearman brings an impressive jazz ...

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Article: Album Review

Steve Knight: For Years Gone

Read "For Years Gone" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


Chicago-based jazz man Steve Knight started playing guitar when he was 12 years old, and as he puts it, traded his skateboard for an inexpensive guitar, which “was quite righteous-sounding playing 'Smoke on the Water.'" He has come a long way since then, and For Years Gone offers plenty of evidence to prove this. ...

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Article: Album Review

Various Artists: Scarborough Jazz Festival Present: 2024 Live Festival Compilation

Read "Scarborough Jazz Festival Present: 2024 Live Festival Compilation" reviewed by Neil Duggan


In the late 1960s, record labels introduced inexpensive compilation albums that typically focused on specific genres. These collections strategically paired established artists with emerging talents. By doing so, they offered listeners an accessible entry point to discover multiple artists within a particular scene--essentially functioning as an early form of playlist. While such musical curation now primarily ...


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