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The Cover of Spellbound by Shez Raja British-Asian bass player Shez Raja has been voted one of the ‘Hottest Bass Players in the World’ by readers of Bass Player magazine. His mother is Asian, and his father is English. He began playing the violin at nine years old, then replaced that instrument with the bass …
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A Memorable Year for Music: Highlights from Manchester and Beyond The BBC Philharmonic with Chief Conductor John Storgårds. Image © Chris Payne. Last year marked the 30th anniversary of the death of my father, John Charles Holmes, under whose benign and loving influence I developed a lifelong passion for music. He was the choirmaster and …
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Thursday 5 December 2024 The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester ***** Nitin Sawhney's journey from heart attack to healing through music L to R: Strings of the Hallé, Nitin Sawhney, Chris Cameron, Eos Counsell, Shapla Salique, YVA, Aref Durvesh. Image credit: Hallé/David Hughes Nitin Sawhney is a musical polymath - producer, performer, and composer of over 60 …
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