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2 unusual facts about Claire Martin


Mark Nightingale

Among those with whom Nightingale has played with are John Dankworth, Cleo Laine, Urbie Green, Carl Fontana, Jiggs Whigham, Clark Terry, Slide Hampton, Thilo Berg, Alan Barnes, Bill Holman, Claire Martin, John Wilson (conductor), Clark Tracey, and Stan Tracey.

Peter James Trio

Described by Jamie Cullum on Radio 2 as “highly, highly recommended” and Claire Martin on Radio 3’s Jazz Line-Up as a “stellar recording.” “The band can lay claim to a place in the top flight of piano trios” (Bruce Lindsay, All About Jazz).


Frode Kjekstad

Frode Kjekstad (born 23 November 1974 in Lier, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar), married to jazz singer Aina Fridén, and known from cooperations and recordings with jazz musicians like Lonnie Smith, Eric Alexander, Frank Foster, Johnny Griffin, Don Menza, Jim Morrison, Mark Nightingale, Claire Martin, Deborah Brown, and Wendell Brunious.


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