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Jazz For America
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Update: Kimberly, Luis, Brenda Nicole,…
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Lyle Mays
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Berlinale Competition: A Cow, a Cat, and some Huskys
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NN North Sea Jazz Is Back in 2022
After two years of empty halls in Rotterdam’s Ahoy during the second weekend of each July, the festival is back with an amazing line-up for the 2022 edition. I still remember my last visit in 2019 when José James opened the festival with the Metropol Orkest and the music of Bill Withers. Hearing José’s voice…

