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Love Local: things to see and do in Stockwell, picked by a local

Keyboardist Lonnie Liston Smith transcends the boundaries of jazz, inspiring future generations to innovate in their own ways.

Here are some of the Record Store Day special releases that jazz-loving vinyl collectors can find in the 2022 edition.

In the first hour, music from drummer Roy Brooks (born today in 1938, died in 2005) and his activist band The Artistic Truth, and recordings of Brooks supporting Horace Silver, Max Roachs MBoom, Chet Baker, and Yusef Lateef. In the second hour, music from BBEs J Jazz collection.  The British label has done us a great service by compiling three triple-vinyl sets of amazing and very hard to find modern jazz recorded in Japan from the late 60s through the early 80s.

This performance by the celebrated South African pianist and NEA Jazz Master reflects on the past and helps clarify the present.

This performance by the celebrated South African pianist and NEA Jazz Master reflects on the past and helps clarify the present.

This performance by the celebrated South African pianist and NEA Jazz Master reflects on the past and helps clarify the present.

This performance by the celebrated South African pianist and NEA Jazz Master reflects on the past and helps clarify the present.

This performance by the celebrated South African pianist and NEA Jazz Master reflects on the past and helps clarify the present.

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