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‘It’s a rockstar album’: the UK jazz musicians marking five decades of Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew

The Observer 26 Mar 2023

There was one group in particular – members of the new London jazz scene of the past decade – that Lampcov thought embodied the same sense of musical freedom that Davis had encouraged ... Ultimately, London Brew celebrates the diversity of London’s musical cultures through the joyous freedom of jazz ... London Brew is out on 31 March on Concord Jazz.

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The best musicals are the equal of great plays, so why the snobbery?

The Observer 26 Mar 2023

He recalled a walk last summer past London’s Royal Court, traditionally seen as the country’s leading home for new plays, and where, at the beginning of the 1970s, Hare made his name ... “Squatting there was yet another musical, the one the profession nicknames Wokelahoma.” Warming to his theme, he added ... Musicals use more.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s eldest son, Nicholas, dies of gastric cancer aged 43

The Observer 26 Mar 2023

The Musical ... Nicholas Lloyd Webber also produced his father’s Symphonic Suites at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London and the pair’s musical theatre album of Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella released to tie in with the stage show’s premiere in 2021 was nominated for a Grammy.

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'John Wick: Chapter 4' star Rina Sawayama talks Keanu Reeves and making her movie debut

Shelby Star 26 Mar 2023

She was cast after Keanu Reeves watched her music videos. "John Wick" director Chad Stahelski called Sawayama out of the blue about potentially co-starring in the film, after he and Reeves saw her music videos for "XS" and "Bad Friend ." ... Sawayama was born in Niigata, Japan, and moved to London at age 5 ... They joined her at the film's London premiere.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber Announces Son Nick’s Death After Cancer Battle

The Hollywood Reporter 26 Mar 2023

The musical launched in London’s West End and goes by the title Bad Cinderella on Broadway ... Andrew Lloyd Webber issued a statement earlier this month about his son’s illness, which he said would cause him to miss preview performances and the opening night of his new musical, Bad Cinderella, on Broadway. The musical opened March 23.

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Countdown's Rachel Riley is ever the doting mother as she and husband Pasha Kovalev take ...

The Daily Mail 26 Mar 2023

Countdown's Rachel Riley looked effortlessly stylish on Sunday as she and her husband Pasha Kovalev took her two children to the gala performance of Disney's Winnie the Pooh. A New Musical Adaptation at Riverside Studios in London ... Looking good ... A New Musical Adaptation at Riverside Studios in London. Stylish ... Family day out ... 'Not at all! It's fun!' ... .

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Christine And The Queens talks working with Madonna on new album ‘PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE’

NME 26 Mar 2023

“She did a very risky FaceTime when I explained the whole concept and I was like, ‘Do you want to be an actress in this weird musical?’” ... As well as performing at Glastonbury and Coachella, Chris is set to curate this year’s Meltdown Festival in London.

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The Dead City review – study of grief, guilt and obsession unsettles and enraptures

The Observer 26 Mar 2023

Hearing it post-pandemic inevitably heightens our awareness of its beauty, trauma and sadness ... Murderous passions? The Dead City by Korngold at English National Opera ... ENO head hits back at the ‘leave London’ ultimatum ... Musically, much is superb, though Romei was singing with an apology on opening night ... At the Coliseum, London, until 8 April ... .

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The changing face of Soho: How iconic London night spot has transformed from sex shops ...

The Daily Mail 26 Mar 2023

Soho has long been the beating heart of London's nightlife, transforming from the centre of the capital's sex industry to an area lined with boutiques and unique bars, theatres and restaurants ... The scene in Old Compton Street, Soho, London, in 1966 compared to its current look - with one shop closed and covered in graffiti.

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Nikon D3S long (very long)-term shooting experience

Digital Photography Review 26 Mar 2023

I was a freelance music photographer back then, and my main camera was the D3S’s immediate predecessor, the D3 ... I put the D3S tester camera to work immediately, shooting with it alongside my D3 in various London music venues ... It accompanied me all over the world, doing duty for live music, portraiture, and anything else that came my way.

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Putting on the ULTIMATE show: From Ozzy Osbourne biting off a bat's HEAD to Pink's ...

The Daily Mail 26 Mar 2023

The music icon died in London in 1970 at the age of 27 from drug-related asphyxia ... The world got to see it on television for the first time during her performance of Sober at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards ... However, the world got to see on television for the first time during her performance of Sober at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.

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Knifeman jailed for murdering motorcyclist in front of his girlfriend during Brixton Lamborghini music shoot ...

The Daily Mail 25 Mar 2023

... 24 years after admitting murdering Shane Jerome, 23, in Brixton, south London, in July 2021 ... Scaffolder Shane Jerome, 23, was knifed to death outside Brixton station in south London as he took part in a music video shoot while his girlfriend Seleka Gathercole looked on in horror.

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How ‘Project Icon’ is rewriting the TV talent show rulebook

NME 25 Mar 2023

Project Icon, BBC Three’s new music talent show with a twist, is now hoping to reinvigorate the genre ... way of writing music ... East London jazz extraordinaire and music teacher Nnenna King, meanwhile, recalls how she often got to “have a regular conversation” with the show’s judges.

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Brilliant Corners 2023

All About Jazz 25 Mar 2023

One of the highlights of Belfast's music calendar, Brilliant Corners' eleventh annual shindig served up thirteen concerts over nine days ... Downstairs once again, the audience showed music lovers' patience as London-based Lara Jones grappled with wires, cables and plugs to get her equipment operational.

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'Our Planet' composer Steven Price talks about creating music for nature documentary

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 25 Mar 2023

Composer Steven Price had been working on the music for “Our Planet” for the better part of a year before it started to be recorded. “As soon as anyone shows you any footage whatsoever, a little bit of your brain starts working out what (the music) might be,” he says ... Price spoke to The Journal Gazette via video call from London.