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theartsdesk at Salzburg Jazz & the City Festival - perfection in free venues

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Lies We Tell review - fear and gaslighting in 1860s Ireland

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Album: Joshua Redman - Where Are We

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Album: Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music

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Apocalypse Clown review - going out with a laugh

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Prom 39: Schiff, Elbert, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Fischer 3 review - jaw-dropping standards of orchestral playing

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Prom 4: Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Kuusisto review - Pekka Kuusisto's charisma shrinks the Royal Albert Hall

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Album: Bokanté - History

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theartsdesk in Montreal - the world's largest jazz festival just got younger

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Album: Barb Jungr and Her Trio - My Marquee

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Werther, Grange Park Opera review - Italian-American principal singers with strong chemistry

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Album: Vicente Archer - Short Stories

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DVD: Jazz Fest - A New Orleans Story

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Elsa Dreisig, Jonathan Ware, Wigmore Hall review - a glorious voice unleashed

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The Beasts review - a countryside idyll loses its charm

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Champions review - Woody Harrelson's latest hoop dream

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