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Sebastian Scotney

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Ermonela Jaho, Stephen Maughan, Wigmore Hall review – emotional honesty in rare repertoire

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Album: Ruby Turner – Love Was Here

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theartsdesk in Brussels - jazz, openness and youth at the start of the cultural year

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Albums of the Year 2019: Mark Turner Meets Gary Foster

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Robbie Williams, Wembley Arena review - 12,000 people having a bawl

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Darius Brubeck, Jazz Café review – a touching celebration of 'Time Out' at 60

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Dido, Maida Vale Studios review - old hits bring unresolved irony

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Rick Wakeman’s Grumpy Old Christmas Show, Cadogan Hall review – solo piano and Yuletide nostalgia

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Vinícius Cantuária, Eliane Elias, Barbican review - simply does it

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Herbie Hancock, Barbican EFG London Jazz Festival review – the musical chameleon is still searching at 79

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Ted Gioia: Music: A Subversive History review – an informative, giddying ride

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Miklós Perényi, Dénes Várjon, Wigmore Hall review – Beethoven in wonderfully safe hands

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Bill Frisell's Harmony, Cadogan Hall review – superb Americana

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Prom 71: Dunedin Consort, Butt review – Bach to the drawing-board please

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Bauhaus 100, BBC Four review - a well-made film about the makers

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Prom 30: The Warner Brothers Story, John Wilson Orchestra review – orchestral riches

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