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Norma Winstone
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Winstone has a lissome voice, agile and expressive, and she's a fine improviser, besides. That's not to say she's a vocal athlete, however; although she's known for her wordless improvisations, Winstone is a fine interpreter of lyrics and composed melody—a plain- speaking, rhythmically direct singer who gets to the heart of the matter quickly and effectively. Winstone played piano and organ in her youth. She began singing semi-professionally by the age of 17, influenced by conventional jazz vocalists. During the '60s she became attracted to the jazz avant garde. She played in groups led by pianists {{m: Michael Garrick = 6963}} and {{m: Mike Westbrook = 11283}}; she also sang with such forward-thinking musicians as saxophonist {{m: John Surman = 4735}}, flugelhornist {{m: Kenny Wheeler = 11294}}, composer Michael Gibbs, and pianist John Taylor (whom she married in 1972)
Vital Spark
Label: Edition Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Inner Traces; Will You Walk A Little Faster; Not Waving But Drowning; Jazzonia; Fuite D'Enfance; Vital Spark; Infant Joy; Heavenly City; These Are The Things We Trust.
Bergamo Jazz Festival 2026
by Luciano Rossetti
A collection of photos from the Bergamo Jazz Festival in Bergamo from March 15--22, 2026 featuring Joe Lovano, Bad Plus featuring Craig Taborn and Chris Potter, Steve Coleman Five Elements, Dave Holland and Lionel Loueke Duo, Wayne Horvitz, Franco D'andrea Trio, Melissa Aldana, The Jazz Passengers, Hedvig Mollestad, Leo Genovese, Anais Drago, Norma Winstone, Lakecia Benjamin, ...
Take the Smoove with the Rough
by Patrick Burnette
Every now and then the boys bring vocal albums into the mix, but vocal group albums--now those are rarities. This time, they take on two, at as opposite ends of the soul spectrum as it's possible to get. There's still room for releases led by instrumentalists, this time by a somewhat “out" bassist and a vibraphonist ...
Bill Frisell, Francesco Bigoni, Zeno De Rossi, Norma Winstone & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
This time we celebrate 75 years of Bill Frisell through his own music and the wide creative wake it has left across today's scene. This episode also spotlights newly unearthed choral works by Kenny Wheeler and several recent projects involving Italian saxophonist and clarinetist Francesco Bigoni, tracing a thread between enduring influence, rediscovery, and contemporary exploration.
Dave Holland / Norma Winstone / London Vocal Project directed by Pete Churchill: Vital Spark
by Neil Duggan
Dave Holland, Norma Winstone and the London Vocal Project, directed by Pete Churchill, combine to present Vital Spark, an album featuring a collection of Kenny Wheeler compositions for choir and jazz ensemble, written in the last period of his life.Seven of the nine pieces on the album were mailed to Churchill over the course of a ...
New Music From Bellbird, Rosenblum, Howell, Miller And More
by Bob Osborne
On this edition, there is music that traverses the vast landscape of contemporary jazz, avant-garde exploration, and orchestral fusion. In this session, we navigate a diverse range of creative visions--from the intimate flickers of “Blowing on Embers" to the massive, symphonic scale of a tribute to Bill Evans. Along the way, we'll explore cinematic suites that ...
Remembering Marilyn Mazur: Percussion Shaman
by Ian Patterson
Marilyn Mazur, the trailblazing Danish drummer, percussionist, composer and bandleader, who enjoyed an extraordinarily varied career, has died at the age of 70. In over fifty years working in jazz and improvised music, Mazur collaborated with Alex Riel, Wayne Shorter, Gil Evans, Charlie Mariano, Jon Balke, Dhafer Youssef, and Jan Garbarek, amongst many others. She holds ...
Ralph Towner, 1940-2026
Ralph Towner, guitarist of unique sensibility, writer of highly original compositions, and an ECM artist for more than fifty years, has died, aged 85. Towner, who once described himself as an improvising “raconteur of the abstract” was born into a musical family in the small town of Chehalis, Washington. He started playing music at the age ...
Knats, Gregory Porter, Julian Lage, Cleo Laine, And More
by Colin Muirhead
Featuring music by Knats, Gregory Porter, Julian Lage, Joe Webb, Xhosa Cole, Cleo Laine, and more. Playlist Knats “ One for Josh" from Knats (Gearbox Records) 00:00 Strictly Smokin' Big Band “Time After Time" from Time After Time (Jazz Sound Records) 5:20 Gregory Porter “Liquid Spirit" from Liquid Spirit (Blue Note) 11:26 Julian Lage “Talking Drum" ...
