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...Each of Casimir’s albums has been written for bigger bands than the last, although he’s aware that he can’t continue indefinitely in that direction: “I’m still trying to merge the classical and jazz, and...
...Life & Art — This week our culture podcast has an intriguing interview with Samara Joy, one of only two jazz musicians to win a Grammy for best new artist....
...Then last year, I received an email from Kramer: she was going to be throwing a special gala to celebrate Trump, and I was invited....
...Walk has already been featured in HTSI – he was our Aesthete last year – and ever since, I have dreamt of working with him again....
...Soy Kitchen, run by chef Julio Zhang, is a favourite for dim sum and well-made cocktails....
...Swift, whose sales made up an estimated 2 per cent of the entire US music business last year, bigger than the entire genre of jazz or classical music, was crowned the industry’s most powerful person by Billboard...
...The award for the best pizza restaurant in Europe was given to Sartoria Panatieri last year. Other favourites are Parking Pizza, La Balmesina and Frankie Gallo Cha Cha Cha....
...The last item of clothing I added to my wardrobe was a Marks & Spencer navy tracksuit....
...Sounding across all the galleries is Brâncuşi’s favourite music — Romanian folk songs, American jazz, Django Reinhardt, Eric Satie....
...The ever-ebullient Stasevska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra were joined for the evening by the BBC Symphony Chorus and — their last Proms season?...
...On my last visit, I picked up a hard-to-find compilation by the rap duo Gang Starr that I’d long been searching for....
...where Parker worked and lived from upcoming artists and jazz veterans....
...Chopin is his favourite composer. In 2007, he directed and starred in the hit film Secret about a piano prodigy: references to Chopin are seeded throughout it....
...A decision must be taken by the end of this year, when incumbent EIB president Werner Hoyer steps down....
...The planet’s favourite game is being steered to a considerable extent from American boardrooms. Perhaps your test of cultural influence is higher-minded than that....
...Jannik Sinner and Jessica Pegula were last year’s champions....
...I went to a show at this jazz club in New York, the Blue Note, which is this kind of old-school institution. To see this jazz singer, Samara Joy, who will be on the show in the coming month or so....
...August 17, 23 and 25; further information and tickets here Battersea Park in Concert A long weekend of concerts spanning everything from jazz to West End hits in the south-west London park; last year’s...
...Moncler chief Remo Ruffini talks taste Tschabalala Self, artist Artist: Corbin Canvas “The last music I downloaded was songs by Corbin Canvas. My favourites are ‘Function’ and ‘Milk & Honey’....
...February 10 to April 6; further information here Jazz in the Gardens, Hard Rock Stadium One of the world’s key live jazz and R&B festivals returns for its 17th edition, with soul, funk, Afrobeats and gospel...
...In fact, Gardiner punched a singer last week, at the start of his Troyens tour....
...Vestager was in Berlin last week to meet Lindner, Habeck and Wolfgang Schmidt, Scholz’s chief of staff....
...I get transported to that scene in the film Center Stage where they leave ballet class and go to a jazz class in the city....
...and Panthéon-Assas universities are some of the venues hosting this springtime jazz festival, with concerts, talks and masterclasses on the menu....
...My favourite cities are the least planned. So is the world’s favourite sport. With the new season about to start, I think I understand better now why football is near-universal....
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