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Nigel Kennedy: Blue Note Sessions
by Chris May
I confess I wasn't expecting to enjoy this album. Here in his native Britain, violinist Nigel Kennedy is regarded by some as a figure of fun, a player who made much of his fortune with Vivaldi's evergreen Four Seasons, still a nice little earner, but one who has energetically promoted himself as the rebellious bad boy of classical music. He is to straight music something of what Madonna's husband, fellow mockney Guy Ritchie, is to filmmaking.
But Blue Note Sessions ...
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All About Jazz
Jeff Beck, the rock guitarist, was making a surprise appearance at the Proms last night -- and creating a piece of musical history. Beck, 64, who made his name with the Yardbirds in the 1960s, was due to play a guitar solo during a late-night concert of jazz and blues organised by Nigel Kennedy, the violinist. The two men have got to know each other over the past few months through a mutual love of jazz. Kennedy, best known for ...
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