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13 January '04: Vacancy at Jamiroquai?
Nick Fyffe, Stuart Zender's replacement in Jamiroquai, has left the group. Does this mean Stuart will come back? Stranger things have happened...

22nd April '03: Some New News
I thought I'd drop a note to Zender fans. Stuart is currently working on a project in Costa Rica. The project name is "Leroy". The music is off the chain, sick. It's kind of a cross between Cold Play and Timberland, or Beatles/Earth,Wind&Fire. Very eclectic with amazing harmonic melodies. The B-lines are, ofcourse, the NEXT shit. Stuart hits some lines that come at you from no where. I had the privledge of hearing the early EP last month. There are 4 members of Leroy. I believe there is an E.W.F. element in their work, because Stuart does lead vocal and Back ground vocals in a beautiful falsetto, yet the bulk of the tracks are sung by a L.A. native Jonah Johnson. The music, from what I hear, is a collaboration of ideas that were created in London and L.A.. Pierre Bate a producer/musician who works with Stuart Zender via internet, have created numerous tracks 8 thousand miles away from each other. All three traveled to Costa Rica in February to complete the first 5 tracks...they are returning in May to complete the final album. I hear they are staying in a castle on the west coast of Costa Rica, using the structure to record. I wasn't allowed to have a copy, though I was told that as early as next week the songs may be played on certain radio stations. KCRW Los Angeles will be the first station recieving the final mixes. That station introduced Jamiroquai to Los Angeles, amongst others.

6th June '02: SZ and Mel Form Duo
Melanie Blatt is said to be teaming up with Stuartto form a deo. According to the Sun, SZ and Mel are working on an album together and decsribe their music is a combination of "pop and funk fusion." A friend said: "Mel's scared to go it alone and Stuart wants to make music again so a duo seems perfect." Will they be the next Sonny and Cher?

4th February '02: SZ Produces Mel's New Single
Stuart's fiance, Melanie Blatt, is releasing a new single with the Outsidaz. Mel's vocals were originally recorded and produced by Stu and then brought into Strongroom studios in London, to be remixed and added to the original mix of the track. The studio used a new music software application called Rocket Network to make the vocals available over a network, which Stuart could then access. “It was great to be able to work in my own environment while working with people all over the world,” said SZ. “It’s an amazing technology for any musician to work with any producer at any time. Rocket Network is the future of audio production.” The single is released on the 11th of February.

1st February '02: Stuart E-mail Rumour
Our friends over at Bassmaster apparently received and email from somebody claiming to be Stuart Zender. The message was short and thanked everyone for their support, said Azur was no more, and that SZ was busy producing Mel's album and enjoying being a father. Is it true? Who knows...

30th January '02: Added "Stu's Tune"
Added to the site is "Stu's Tune", a live track played by Jamiroquai in 1995. It is basically a jam following Stuart's bassline, and is very funky and cool. JK scats some vocals, the audience clap in time, and everybody is happy. Ah, those were the days. It is available on the Music Page, or by clicking here. Enjoy!  

26th July '01: Stuart Pictured with JK, Mel Releases Single
Stuart was recently spotted at a Louis Vuitton show with none other than JK of Jamiroquai! Click Here for a picture of the pair, with Stuart's wife Mel. Other reports suggest Stuart has recently been hanging out with Toby Smith, and they have put their differences aside. Its a bit presumptious, but could this spell a SZ / Jamiroquai reunion? In other news, Stuar's wife Mel has released a new single with the Artful Dodger called "Twentyfourseven", while Jamiroquai release their new album "A Funk Odyssey". Also added to the Images Page are stills from Jamiroquai's March 1993 performance of "Too Young To Die" on TOTP - featuring nice SZ pictures.

24th May '01: Stuart in "The Star"
Stuart Zender appears on page three of today's Star, the UK tabloid. No, he's not posing topless; he is part of a story regarding Mel. Apparently Mel is broke, having blown her £4m future. Mel mentions that she has to start a solo career to make a living. Otherwise, she would've retired after the All Saints split. A "close source" thought it was odd that she could've lost so much money, and admits that even "Stuart must have made a bit from his Jamiroquai days". A spokesperson from her label, however, said to take the news with a "pinch of salt" as she "has a wicked sense of humour". There is a large, nearly full page, picture of Stu and Mel; it looks quite recent. Stuart is looking fit and happy, wearing a blue bandana! Is he still bald?! :-)

1st May '01: New Jamiroquai Album
Stuart's old band, Jamiroquai, have announced plans for a new album to be released this year. Tentatively titled "2001: A Funk Odyssey", it apparently features half disco songs and half mellow acoustic songs. So far there is no sign of the tracks recorded with Stuart during the initial sessions for "Synkronised" - it is more than likely that these will never see the light of day. There is also no news about Azur; Stu is keeping a low profile at the moment.

8th Decemeber '00: Stuart in Q
Stuart Zender appears briefly in the January 2001 issue of Q Magazine, as part of an article detailing the "love lives" of different celebrities. Naturally, All Saints are listed, and Mel is "linked" with Stuart. There is also a nice picture of the happy couple!

26th October '00: Where is Azur?
It seems that Virgin have shelved plans to release any Azur material this year, as they do not appear on their current schedule. However, next year we may see some SZ and Azur activity.

12th May '00: Stuart Moonlights with Squeeze Mel
Stuart is due to appear on the new All Saints album, "Saints and Sinners", which is released this summer. He produces a track is called "I Feel You" and is said to be a good mix of the cool R&B funk and pop sensibilites that All Saints are known for.

8th May '99: More news about AZUR
A single is planned for Autumn '99, with an album in summer 2000. This dates are probably tentative, as Virgin America have so far given no details on any Azur releases.

30th December '98: Stuart rejoins Jamiroquai (not really)
SZ was present recently at the Ivor Novello award show with the rest of Jamiroquai. Click here to see a picture of him and Mel at the show.

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