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Tom Harrell: Oak Tree review – a trumpet player with all the time in the world

27-08-2022 17:00

(High Note)
Harrell’s sometimes complex compositions exude leisurely warmthAt an age when trumpet players can often sound a little frayed at the edges, Tom Harrell, 76, is in fine form. His tone is soft, but with a bright edge to it, and he seems to have all the time in the world, even when playing the fastest tempo. These 11 tracks are all Harrell’s compositions, played with his own quartet. The music itself is sometimes quite complex, but it’s done with such warmth and appare

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On my radar: Ed Gamble’s cultural highlights

27-08-2022 16:00

The comedian on metallic hardcore bangers, the TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman and where to get the best mushroom parfaitBorn in Hammersmith in 1986, Ed Gamble is a comedian, writer and actor. He studied philosophy at Durham University and started his career doing standup. Since 2018 he has co-presented the podcast Off Menu with James Acaster and is one of the creators of the 2022 comedy panel show The Island. He is also a regular guest on Mock the Week, Would I Lie to You, QI a

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Megan Thee Stallion review – the perfect hostess

27-08-2022 15:00

Brixton Academy, London
Her songs are riotously graphic but the Texas rapper radiates charm and southern hospitality in a joyous, sweltering showSome clever people have brought handheld electric fans. Some have brought the analogue fold-out type. Others use whatever is to hand: baseball caps, concertinaed bits of A4, homemade signs, the larger mobile phone models. The American rapper Megan Thee Stallion (the second “e” is silent) acknowledges the sauna-like temperatures in this packe

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The National review – dependable dose of broody euphoria and empathy

27-08-2022 11:47

All Points East festival, Victoria Park, London
The US rock band tease two new songs in an expertly paced set that serves casual and hardcore fans alikeAre the National the most important American alternative group of their generation? Perhaps, though it would be as much from their members’ activities outside the parent band as because of their own music. Bryce and Aaron Dessner, the twin brothers who play guitar and write the music, have become central collaborators and curators to a whol

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Naomi Judd dealing with bipolar disorder when she died by suicide, autopsy says

27-08-2022 07:00

Medical examiner’s report confirms country star shot and killed herself in April and had been managing post-traumatic stressGrammy-winning country musician Naomi Judd was struggling with bipolar disorder when she shot herself and died at her home in Tennessee earlier this year, according to a report released on Friday by the local medical examiner, and a statement from her family added that she was dealing with post-traumatic stress, too.Judd and her family had previously discussed in larg

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