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Concert Album By NUCLEUS Sees A Remastered Reissue

July 18, 2026

At first glance, there were several jazz-rock ensembles like NUCLEUS in England back in the ’70s; but then, there weren’t, and NUCLEUS, led by trumpeter Ian Carr, seemed to be one of the most intrepid fusion collectives ever. And if … Continue reading →

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Rick Wakeman Gets Back To Mars On A “Red Planet” Sequel

July 16, 2026

It would seem easy to assume that for conceptual ideas come with the territory if all his works were as earthbound as a certain dilogy was, yet, fortunately, they’re not. With the ivories wizard’s link to other part of the … Continue reading →

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Jim Cregan Goes Acoustic On His New Ensemble’s Album

July 15, 2026

It might sound stupid to call a guitar solo iconic – but how else could one describe the series of acoustic vignettes on “Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)” by COCKNEY REBEL, one of many classics by quite … Continue reading →

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Warren Haynes Wraps His Best Moments In Orchestral Grandeur

July 14, 2026

Blues can assume many forms and accept many arrangements, but they don’t get applied too naturally to symphonic sway – or so it seemed until Warren Haynes took to the stage of the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on his hometurf in … Continue reading →

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STRAWBS Revisit “Grave New World” On New Concert Release

July 13, 2026

Despite having quite a few outstanding albums, STRAWBS were very much aware, when they wrapped up the recording of their 1972 work, that “Grave New World” would be special, as proven by the film the ensemble created to accompany this … Continue reading →

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