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Brazilian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tim Bernardes has just announced four live dates in Europe in May. I saw him perform in Amsterdam in February of last year while he was on his European tour which didn’t include Germany back then. With his second LP, the 2022 released “Mil Coisas Invisíveis” on Coala Records, he…
Jarrod Lawson “Love Isn’t Always Enough”
Our Record of the Year artist Jarrod Lawson has released another single from his world-class “Be The Change” LP: “Love Isn’t Always Enough”. In my review of the album in late October, I mentioned the fact that “gracefully opulent” ballads like this aren’t made anymore. To further enhance Jarrod’s deeply moving soul balladeering, the new…
Enjoy Jazz 2015 Announces First Artists
The Enjoy Jazz Festival celebrates its 17th edition this year and is the most important in the metropolitan area of Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, and Heidelberg. Just a couple of days ago, the first artists were announced for this year’s programme: among them are David Murray and Saul Williams, Snarky Puppy, Vincent Peirani & Émile Parisien, Nils…
Neukölln Gets All Jazzed Up
From Friday to Sunday of next week, Berlin’s hip Neukölln will stage its annual Jazzfest at Kulturstall Schloss Britz. Part of the line-up are student musicians from the Paul Hindemith music school and lecturers plus music professors of the Jazzinstitut Berlin. The Duo Elégance, consisting of internationally renowned David Friedman (vibes) and Peter Weniger (sax)…
José James Releasing Billie Holiday Tribute Album
Happy Birthday José James! Returning from his indie-rock infused fifth album “While You Were Sleeping” to Jazz for his next Blue Note album, the singer with the sexy baritone pays tribute to the legendary Billie Holiday on his “Yesterday I Had The Blues” project coming out next month. In a trailer for the album, José…
Cassandra Wilson: New Deal and New Album
She just started her European tour which will also bring her to various German cities (see also my Events Calendar). Now, Legacy Recordings just announced that they’ve signed a new deal with Cassandra Wilson. “Coming Forthy By Day” is going to be a musical homage to Billie Holiday whose 100th birthday would be on April…

