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• China furious after Kenny G appears to back Hong Kong protesters

  22 Oct 2014: Jazz saxophonist, who is huge in China, tweeted a picture of himself making a victory sign in front of a protest banner

• Kenny G visit to Hong Kong protest site prompts chorus of anger in China

  22 Oct 2014: US saxophonist rebuked by authorities after making victory sign and tweeting message of support for pro-democracy activists

• Namvula review – half Scottish, half Zambian newcomer is a true original

  

  21 Oct 2014: Showcasing her new album, Namvula performed an adventurous and impressive set that blended African styles with jazz, writes Robin Denselow

• Evan Parker and the Necks review – delicate display of give and take

  

  21 Oct 2014: Sax innovator Parker celebrated his 70th with a birthday gig that highlighted his talent as both leader and follower, writes John Fordham

• Mercury nominees 2014: GoGo Penguin

  20 Oct 2014: Outsiders to win the Mercury prize, this Manchester jazz trio can cite Jools Holland and Jamie Cullum among their cultish fanbase

• Tim Hauser obituary

  19 Oct 2014: Founder of the Manhattan Transfer, the American jazz-swing quartet best known for its hit Chanson d’Amour

• Jim Rattigan, Thomas Gould, Liam Noble: Triplicity review – french horn, violin and piano? Just try it…

  

  19 Oct 2014: This unusual combination of instruments is a grower, writes Dave Gelly

• Archibald Motley: Jazz age modernist – in pictures

  18 Oct 2014: An exhibition of the work of Archibald Motley, one of the most important Harlem Renaissance artists active outside New York, goes on show at Lacma in Los Angeles this weekend. His bold, atmospheric images detail the emergence of a modern, urbane black America

• Chick Corea: Trilogy CD review – piano master returns to acoustic jazz trio mode

  

  16 Oct 2014: This compilation of live trio recordings is a must for Chick Corea fans, and indeed for all jazz piano fans, writes John Fordham

• Partisans: Swamp CD review – rock, bebop and improv collide on a fine fusion album

  

  16 Oct 2014: Five years on from their last album, this UK jazz fusion quartet sound in fine working order, and indeed more assured than ever, writes John Fordham

• David Virelles: Mboko CD review – jazz-infused world music that goes beyond categories

  

  16 Oct 2014: Cuban-born pianist David Virelles presents a jazz-infused world-music project that goes beyond categories, writes John Fordham

• Onion jokes and unruly drummers: Arun Ghosh picks his Wuhan music highlights

  16 Oct 2014: Jazz clarinetist Arun Ghosh has been in the Chinese city of Wuhan for five weeks, collaborating with local musicians as part of the British Council’s Musicians in China Residencies programme. In this guest post, he relives the highlights
  

• Diana Torto/Georgia Mancio review: a show inspired by the music of Paul McCartney was far from a covers gig

  

  15 Oct 2014: The Italian is an actorly handler of the nuances of a lyric, and an imaginative and skilful improviser, writes John Fordham

• Clarinets and rain: Arun Ghosh embraces Wuhan's punky music scene

  14 Oct 2014: In the Chinese city of Wuhan, jazz clarinetist Arun Ghosh has been collaborating with local post-rock and punk musicians with startlingly original results

• Ebo Taylor review – lend your ears to an Afrobeat story of love and death

  

  14 Oct 2014: The 78-year-old Ghanaian star blended highlife, jazz and Afrobeat with Shakespeare in an impressive set, writes Robin Denselow

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