On English TV today, Depeche Mode at ‘Jim’ll Fix It’ (1986)

On English TV today, Depeche Mode at ‘Jim’ll Fix It’ (1986)
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RCA publish Sam Cooke’s last album of his lifetime : ‘Ain’t That Good News’ featuring ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ (1964)

Sam Cooke‘s ‘Ain’t That Good News’ is a studio (and the final to be issued during his lifetime) album released on March 1, 1964 by RCA.

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Dave Holland takes his trio to Moscow (2014)

Dave Holland takes his trio to Moscow (2014)
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John McLaughlin brings a 4th Dimension to Paris (2017)

John McLaughlin brings a 4th Dimension to Paris (2017)
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Fred Frith takes his Trio to Austria and it is very avant-garde (2015)

Fred Frith takes his Trio to Austria and it is very avant-garde (2015)
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Snarky Puppy attend the Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta (2014)

Snarky Puppy attend the Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta  (2014)
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Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin team up at Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta (2013)

Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin team up at Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta  (2013)
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Stan Kenton takes his Orchestra to Pennsylvania (1973)

Stan Kenton takes his Orchestra to Pennsylvania (1973)
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Bill Evans takes Soulgrass to NYC (2013)

Bill Evans takes Soulgrass to NYC (2013)
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Frank Zappa in the Year 1973

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1973 is one of Frank Zappa's busiest years.

Think about it : in one year, he records three albums, releases one and plays seventy-seven concerts throughout the world.

From March till the end of May, he is at Bolic Sound in Inglewood and Whitney Studios in Glendale to complete his seventeenth studio album "Over-Nite Sensation" (to be released in September) and to tape parts of his solo project "Apostrophe."

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Benny Goodman In Japan

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Benny Goodman came to Japan three times to perform in concert. In 1957 (or is it 1956?) sponsored by the U.S. State Department / ANTA and with a big band, in 1964 with a small group and in 1980 for the "Aurex Jazz Festival" happening in three cities.

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Jan Akkerman plays in Amsterdam (2012)

Jan Akkerman plays in Amsterdam (2012)
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Jeff Beck meets John McLaughlin in London (2002)

Jeff Beck meets John McLaughlin in London (2002)
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