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Corey Mwamba celebrates new improvised music including selections from artists performing at the 2023 Cheltenham International Jazz Festival.

Founded in 1996, the festival is an annual event that invites all genres of jazz onto its stages, welcoming both up-and-coming artists as well as renowned musicians. Offering a foretaste of what we can expect at this year’s edition of the festival, we'll hear a piece from Deadeye, a group with a fresh perspective on the Hammond trio format, whose latest release is a live recording from their performance at the Cologne Jazzweek. And there'll be improvisations from the Norwegian septet led by drummer Paal Nilssen-Love, an ensemble which draw inspiration from Paal’s experiences in Ethiopia and Brazil and his fascination with Malian and Senegalese traditions. Plus music from Black Top (who will be joined on stage in Cheltenham by saxophonist Xhosa Cole) as well as the ethereal sound of the trio Skylla, helmed by Ruth Goller with Lauren Kinsella and Alice Grant.

Produced by Silvia Malnati
A Reduced Listening production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3