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The magazine is named after the cable: the microphone in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX run that fires the lights. Studio, stage and rig share the same cable. Most magazines pick one of the three. This one covers all of it, because the people we read do too — the engineer mixing a record on Tuesday is on front of house by Saturday.

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Donovan Haffner wins 2026 Tina May Young Jazz Musician Award

September 27

The winner of this year’s Musicians’ Company Tina May Young Jazz Musician Award is saxophonist Donovan Haffner. The Awards concert was at PizzaExpress Soho.

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