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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The 10 best jazz albums of 2025

Tom Smith's 2025 big-band release A Year in the Life blends orchestral jazz influences, big-band swing grooves, bebop harmony, and metallic guitar interventions.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Nearly 60 years later, jazz star Dave Eshelman back in Palo Alto for free show

Home from college in the fervid summer of 1968, Dave Eshelman was determined to put theory into practice. The world was aflame with revolution, unrest and political violence, but the 20-year-old trombonist and budding arranger had his heart set on a far gentler agenda. Recruiting a bevy of veteran musicians, he wanted to present an evening of big band jazz to a hometown audience in Palo Alto.
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from48 hills
2 months ago

Live Shots: A glamorous trip back to the 1930s with Alex Mendham and his Orchestra - 48 hills

Alex Mendham and his Orchestra performed a glamorous Art Deco ballroom program at the Peacock Court celebrating the venue's centennial with vintage arrangements.
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