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Doctors said I would never talk or walk ... now I'm aiming for music prize

09.10.09
Singer whose parents were told she would never walk and talk when she was born is releasing her first album... more

BritJazz09 is a resounding success

17.08.09
To general delight and amazement, BritJazz09 saw full houses throughout and future events now look a certainty, says Jack Massarik... more

CDs of the week

27.02.09
No Line On The Horizon should mark the end of U2's years of consolidation and Courtney Pine is approaching his prime.... more

CDs of the week

09.01.09
Animal Collective begin 2009 with a strong start, Lady Gaga offers an alternative to Gwen Stefani and smoky-voiced Cesaria Evora is a lyrical maverick.... more

Courtney Pine sticks to what he knows

21.11.08
Courtney Pine had promised a tribute to soprano-sax legend Sidney Bechet but fans were relieved to find his show basically unchanged.... more

Public votes Lyttelton BBC jazz artist of the year

22.07.08
Musician and broadcaster Humphrey Lyttelton was named artist of the year at this year's BBC Jazz Awards... more

Showing maturity

06.05.08
Gone are the screaming, circular-breathing 20-minute histrionics that left listeners frazzled. Afropeans welcomes more restrained jazz.... more

CDs of the week

25.04.08
Madonna is the most fearless she's been in years, perseverance will be rewarded for the latest Portishead album and it’s a wild ride with Courtney Pine.... more

Pining for subtlety

18.12.07
Courtney Pine's gigs can become a chastening experience, like visiting an old friend in hospital while somebody in the next bed is having a screaming fit.... more

Deep and meaningful

25.05.07
Young jazz quintet Empirical combine raw creativity with latent artistry, all with an air of experimentation, says an admiring Jack Massarik.... more

Winehouse a hit in the jazz world

08.05.07
She may have lost to Arctic Monkeys at the Brit Awards but Amy Winehouse has at last won a trophy for her acclaimed album Back To Black.... more

CDs of the week

23.03.07
Former Suede frontman Brett Anderson's first solo effort, Disney Channel star Hilary Duff's fifth record, and Ibrahim Ferrer's final album, recorded just before his death, are released this week.... more

Far Left have a lot to shout about

11.12.06
Hosted by the Socialist Workers' Party, Cultures of Resistance used four groups to draw attention to the refugee camps of Palestine, the carnage of Iraq and the plight of London's homeless.... more

This week's CD reviews

06.10.06
Fine new releases by Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond, jr, ex-Destiny's Child LaToya, jazz trombonist Dennis Rollins and brash folkies Bellowhead.... more

'Jazz warriors' plan protest at Mobos

20.09.06
Jazz musicians are planning to protest at the Albert Hall tonight over what they describe as the "risible" removal of the category from this year's Mobo awards.... more

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