Barack Obama loves her, the purists call her the real thing — and now, says Esperanza Spalding, who performs at the London Jazz Festival next month, she wants the world to hear her astonishing music
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The Britten Sinfonia's performance was precise and danceable, where shared pleasure in music-making was worth more than merely superficial gloss.... more
Ahmad Jamal snaked through elegant originals at the London Jazz Festival, showing he's a far meatier performer in a nightclub than on the concert stage.... more
Introduced as the venue's favourite singer, jazz artist Carol Grimes performed with energy, artistry and passion with her new band at the Vortex.... more
This week's CD round-up includes the Miles Davis quintet, Lucinda Williams' bleakest album to date and the latest offering from veteran band The Fall.... more
Kylie is back with an hilariously over-the-top production, Jerky indie pop trio 1990s play the Mean Fiddler and Miles Davis's seminal album Birth of the Cool is given a new lease of life.... more
As a trained doctor who combined medical and jazz careers, Eddie Henderson seems an ideal match for Ambulance, Arnie Somogyi's self-styled 'specialists in musical accident and insurgency'.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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