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EFG London Jazz Festival

This week's playlist has been compiled for us by Serious, the good folk behind the EFG London Jazz Festival. Artists featured are many of those performing at this year's event including Kris Bowers, The Bad Plus and Randy Weston.

By Jim Ottewill 14 Nov 2014

Jacob Banks

Young songwriter Jacob Banks is best known for his 21st century take on r’n’b and soul. We quiz him on working with Plan B and his forthcoming debut album…

By Jim Ottewill 14 Nov 2014

The Flight

Composers Joe Henson and Alexis Smith are The Flight – they’ve worked with the Lana Del Ray and Bjork and are now branching into video game scores…

By Jim Ottewill 13 Nov 2014

Guy Barker

The London Jazz Festival 2014 launches this week with acclaimed conductor and composer Guy Barker’s Jazz Voices. We caught up with Guy to quiz him behind this now yearly institution in the jazz calendar…

By Jim Ottewill 11 Nov 2014

PRS For Music Foundation

For this week’s playlist, we’ve asked our pals over at the PRS for Music Foundation to let us in on some of their favourite artists and songwriters. Acts include LoneLady, East India Youth and JAWS...

By Anita Awbi 8 Nov 2014

Richard Fearless

Death in Vegas honcho and electronic producer Richard Fearless lets us in on how he wires his dancefloor distortions…

By Jim Ottewill 7 Nov 2014

Daniel Kidane

Daniel Kidane is part of a new wave of British composers bringing fresh ears and raw talent to the contemporary classical scene. We learn more...

By Anita Awbi 6 Nov 2014

Erland And The Carnival

We chat to the Orcadian folk ace about his latest album and learn what's in store for the Carnival...

By Anita Awbi 4 Nov 2014

Dracula Legs

This week we’re celebrating Halloween with a fiendishly good playlist curated by one of our favourite new bands, Dracula Legs. Expect a vivid mix of rock 'n' roll, freak-folk, retro titbits and one or two surprises...

By Anita Awbi 31 Oct 2014
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