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Grammy-nominated René Marie speaks about the joy music has always brought to her and how, after merely singing in the home for over 20 years, she was persuaded to leave the day job by a brother and a son… Part 2 of this conversation will be available in #Episode 37.

Dexter Gordon was influenced by Lester Young and in turn influenced John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins. The tenor sax-player enjoyed an upswing in popularity late in his career, following an Academy Award nomination for his acting performance in “Round Midnight”, a movie that’s notable for its use of …

Pianist/composer Dave Stapleton runs Edition Records, a label with a back catalogue of over 100 albums; is a founder member of Slowly Rolling Camera, a trio + guests unit that released its third CD, “Juniper”, last summer; and a graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, where he was m…

Pianist/composer Gwilym Simcock's latest solo CD "Near And Now" is shortly due out on ACT Music. Last year, this busiest of jazz musicians collaborated with singer Kizzy Crawford and Sinfonia Cymru on the "Birdsong" project. He tours with the Pat Metheny Group, regularly performs with reed-player T…