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Latchepen: Love Letters
by Rokas Kucinskas
Meet Latchepen--jny: London-based gipsy jazz band consisting of four brilliant musicians (three of them being conservatory graduates). Full of passion for Django Reinhardt and 30s swing, their debut album Love Letters translates into a contemporary reflection of the era that saw jazz hit heights in popularity never to be seen afterwards, even though the particular type of jazz articulated by Latchepen never came to be a mainstream attraction during the time. Gipsy jazz has always seemed an extremely ...
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson