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Joe Chambers – Samba de Maracatu (Blue Note): “On Samba de Maracatu, Chambers asserts himself more as a mallet player, particularly on the vibraphone.  Throughout the album, he uses the vibraphone as the lead melodic and improvisational voice that often converses with Merritt’s piano accompaniments and solos. While Samba de Maracatu isn’t a Brazilian jazz album in this strictest sense, Chambers utilizes various rhythms and indigenous Brazilian percussion instruments on several pieces,...

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Think tanks report outlines reasons for growing Scottish independence support THE right to self-determination and wanting a government that acts in the interest of the Scottish people are “powerful drivers of independence” according to a new academic report entitled Brexit and Beyond. Produced by the UK in a Changing Europe think tank, the report contains the views of 45 leading international academics on a myriad of Brexit-related subjects including the future of the Union. In her es...

The Night Beat: Jazz Beyond Category—Christmas Songs I Like A Lot Share Expect nothing but mostly Christmas music when Doug Crane hosts a very special Night Beat Jazz Beyond Category on Wednesday evening December 23, beginning at 8 pm. Doug has chosen some of his long-time favorites and tossed in a batch of recent recordings. He’ll feature performers from around the world including Tia Fuller, Angelique Kidjo, Harry Connick Jr., Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, the vocal sextet Accen...