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 Welcome to our newly expanded competitions page, where you can win Jazz CDs and other jazzy merchandise. Congratulations to all our lucky winners. Thanks to the generosity of Candid Records and saxophonist Tommy Smith, we've got some fantastic new CDs to be won. All the competitions are free to enter- all you have to do is send us an email (each competition has its own dedicated email address) with your name and full postal address and you're entered.
And if you haven't got
email just drop us a line telling us which competitions you want to
enter. You can enter all of them if you want*. Send postal entries to:
Competitions, The Bebop Shop, 14 Heddington Way, West Knighton,
Leicester, LE2 6HF, United Kingdom. Overseas entries welcome.
Loud.. Louder…Stop! is the
trio's follow up album, and features Cowley's long-time collaborators
Richard Sadler on bass and Evan Jenkins on drums. As the title suggests
it is marked with energy, adrenalin and wit; an album of massive dynamic
range and contrasts. Yet Cowley wears the “post jazz” label lightly.
Neil expresses a wide gamut of emotions through his music, so there is
often a sensitivity and romanticism to his compositions.
“Space”, Mishka Adam’s second album on the Candid label, is set to recapture the imagination of jazz audiences once again with her unique singing and compositional talent. With this release Mishka takes a giant step forward in both her vocal and songwriting performances and her impressive growth as an artist brings us many inspirational original tracks. Despite being just 23 and a fresh faced graduate of the Guildhall School of Music, Mishka is already a seasoned performer having appeared widely in Europe and her native Philippines. At the age of 18 Mishka turned heads in the jazz world when she took on a role in the landmark Manila concert organised by the British Council Philippines featuring Courtney Pine. Her debut album “God Bless the Child” received critical acclaim displaying a confidence and maturity rarely seen from one so young. Mishka subsequently received a prestigious AWIT award for “Best Performance by a New Recording Artist” and her popularity continues to grow. On her new album, Candid C.E.O. Alan Bates wanted to give free and full rein to Mishka’s burgeoning talents by putting her into a challenging situation in which she could freely express herself. To this end Bates introduced Mishka to the all-round talents of John Hoare who was invited to collaborate with Mishka in the writing and arrangements and also to act as producer of the album. The result is nine originals plus an interpretation of the French band AIR’s piece “All I Need”. Mishka’s lyrics are very personal and come straight from the heart and demonstrate her love of all things poetic. The skilled arrangements of John Hoare and the scintillating playing of John and his world class Quartet (a literal ‘Whose Who’ of the UK Jazz Scene, who have played with artists such as Moloko, Beth Orton, Corinne Bailey Rae and Shri) result in vocal and instrumental music of the highest quality. The collaboration brings a fresh new sound to the album and puts it firmly on the cutting edge of the contemporary world jazz vocal scene. A truly rewarding listen. To enter send an email to mishkaadamscomp@thebebopshop.com Closing date for entries is 30th June 2008. ________________________________________________________________________________________
The TRO is a unique 19 piece jazz orchestra comprised of London’s most sought after young musicians including Gareth Lockrane (flutes), conductor Jules Buckley and BBC Jazz Awards winners Gwilym Simcock (piano) and Jim Hart (vibes). This orchestra is truly an ensemble of international stature and a who’s who of the UK’s current vanguard, as many of the TRO alumni are leaders of successful projects in their own right. The result is one of the few contemporary big bands to focus on longer, through composed more orchestral structures as well as shorter more conventional forms with an enviable original repertoire. At only 26 years, band leader/composer/saxophonist Tom Richards, has developed a characteristic style of composing many never achieve. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Music’s coveted jazz programme with a first class honours degree in 2004 and has since completed an 18-month world tour with jazz singer/pianist Jamie Cullum. He has also been involved in several ensembles such as the Matthew Herbert Big Band, the Gwilym Simcock Nonett and Big Band as well as with artists like Michael Garrick and Laurence Cottle. With this release Tom takes a giant step forward from being one of the UK’s leading young saxophonists to acquiring his own one-of-a-kind sound that goes far beyond that of the average big band. “Smoke and Mirrors” reflects what Tom Richards aimed to compose: beautiful, accessible music with a strong melodic content ranging from lush orchestral textures through driving swing to electronics-scattered sound-scapes prepared by TRO sound artists. This release certainly raises the bar! To enter send an email to
tomrichardscomp@thebebopshop.com
Closing date for entries is 30th June 2008.
To enter send an email to
tommysmithcomp@thebebopshop.com
Closing date for entries is 30th June 2008.
*One entry per competition per person. Entrants will be added to our mailing list. Please tell us if you do not wish to receive our email newsletters. Good luck to all our entrants! And a big thank you once again to the artists and record companies for providing the prizes. ________________________________________________________________________________________ The latest Winners are: |
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