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‘As if Björk had chanced upon Herbie Hancock in a Dublin pub‘
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Long Read: Basquiat & Downtown
Tim Lawrence remembers the cultural renaissance that was downtown New York's music scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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Listen: Jazz on Spotify
Follow our regularly updated Jazz playlist for a sample of the music you'll hear across our programme.