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JAZZ GIANT CAPTURED AT SMALLS

One of the last survivors from jazz’s golden age, George Coleman is not going gently into that good night, as the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas once so eloquently put it. At 88, the Memphis-born...

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ON HIS OWN… NOT QUITE!

After 40 years in the business, Imagination main man, LEEE JOHN is still going strong. His music is constantly evolving as witnessed by his latest single, ‘Solitude’ – which despite its “singular” titling is...

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LOVIN YOU….

BOBBY WASHINGTON is an American indie, R&B/soul singer/producer who won plaudits with his singles ‘Burn It Down’, ‘Not Just A One Night Stand’  and ‘Feanin’’. The plaudits came from those of the soul community...

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OUR HEARTS DON’T GO THAT WAY!

79.5 is a New York based band founded in 2010 by Kate Mattison. Right now they consist of Kate,  singer and rapper Lola Adanna, drummer Caito Sanchez, bassist Andrew Raposo and sax player  flautist...

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NATASHA WATTS: ‘Music Is My Life’ ( https://www.natashawattsmusic.com/)

NATASHA WATTS is a respected UK soul stylist, her work well-known to and revered by soul  collectors with a passion for quality sounds . Via her collaborations with people like DJ Spen and the...

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MORE SOUL4REAL…

Boutique, Spanish-based  label SOUL4REAL is lining up a brace  of new 7” singles for imminent release. The discs feature two cult artists  – ANNETTE SNELL and FREDERICK KNIGHT. Annette Snell, hailing from Georgia, was...

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EUPHORIC!

KEIKO MATSUI is a Japanese smooth jazz pianist whose work is often filed under “new age” music because of its reflective, meditative quality. She boasts and impressive CV with numerous albums under her belt-...

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HEAVEN’S RIGHT HERE AT HOME!

You probably don’t need me to tell you that sometimes the British soul scene is crazy! So-called British soul fans/collectors often ignore/neglect some great proper soul simply  because it doesn’t fit their narrow ideas...

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MAMAS GUN LIVE!

As previously reported, the Pizza Express Restaurant chain  have just launched a record label (see https://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/news/pizzaexpress-launches-record-label/ ) – hardly surprising since several of the chain’s outlets regularly host live music. Amongst the first batch...