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MANCHESTER CAMERATA 2024 / 25

at Camerata, we are always searching for new ways to communicate and connect with our aúdiences.
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JAZZ JUNCTION

Cellist Erik Friedlander delves into the seldom connection between the disciplined artistry of music and the physicality of combat sports in his latest album, Dirty Boxing. The record features Friedlander and his group, The Throw, including Uri Caine, Mark Helias, and Ches Smith, blending intensity, grace and a touch of the fighting spirit through powerful performances. On My Prophet, saxophonist Oded Tzur continues to forge a singular path, combining inflections of jazz, classical and more left-field inspirations while delving deeper into profound improvisation. Backed by his quartet with pianist Nitai Hershkovits, bassist Petros Klampanis, and newcomer Cyrano Almeida on drums, the album presents five expansive compositions alongside a brief introductory piece.
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RAISING PROFILES of music and musicians

Today we feature an excellent interview between Simon O’Hea of Music in Portsmouth and London Sinfonietta’s Principal First Violinist, Jonathan Morton
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MUSICAL MYSTERIES of MINIMALISM

The London Sinfonietta is one of the world’s finest contemporary music ensembles with a reputation built on cutting-edge programming and virtuosic performances. 
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COLISEUM THEATRE TO RE-OPEN.

Hesmondhalgh told the LDRS: “I think this is a huge step in the right direction. Not just for the art and culture in town but across the board because any Northern town needs a heart at the centre of it.”
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FIVE POINT FIX: 

The employment and unemployment of the arts is naturally disturbed by economics and governmental attitudes. I don´t for one minute the Conservatives disdain the arts and nor do I believe that Labour, even now, are fully aware of the benefits the arts cane off to population.
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LIVING THE JAZZ LIFE

Women instrumentalists - especially those performing on such suspect jazz instruments as harp (Dorothy Ashley) and violin (Regina Carter) (right)  have had an even more difficult career path.
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JAZZ JUNCTION of Freedom, Justice and Hope

On the occasion of Juneteenth, Blue Engine will release Freedom, Justice, and Hope, a live recording of the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s multidisciplinary concert contextualizing jazz within Black Americans’ pursuit of equality.