It’s been a while since her last visit to Berlin and last night’s Gretchen stop was actually the first in the city with her own band. The crowd was eagerly awaiting her performance and there was a huge roar when she finally came on stage last night at around 8:45. Her 7-piece band, including trumpet,…
British jazz-funk-fusion and Rhodes-heavy group Resolution 88 just released their fourth album “Vortex” on the Synthethesia label. Clearly their best effort yet, it opens with a Marcus Miller-style funk jam called “The Boss From Boston”. Bassist Tiago Coimbra and saxophonist Alex Hitchcock really bring in the mid 70s Herbie Hancock/Head Hunters style, but not simply…
Another week has gone by and Gina has come up again with her 60-minute playlist of new music which has moved us in one way or another. Added this week are a few tracks by artists who will perform at the upcoming North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam: Rotterdam-based producer Glimlip and Amsterdam-based guitarist Yasper…
Gina is back again with her latest, weekly 60-minute playlist of new songs. Today is a heavy new release day with the latest LPs from Eliane Elias (“Time And Again”), Madeleine Peyroux (“Let’s Walk”), Aaron Frazer (“Into The Blue”), Johnny Burgos (“All I Ever Wonder”), Liana Flores (“Flower Of The Soul”), and many more. Gina…
Iconic singer Gladys Knight really let the funk out last Saturday on “The Nitty Gritty”. She deeply insisted to “Make Yours A Happy Home”. And she turned bittersweet on the classic “Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)”, which moved me to tears. There were more than those three examples…
Berlin’s fancy Zig Zag jazz club opens its summer stage for a series of exclusive concerts and shows between early July and late August. Located on the banks of the Spree River, the AHF Summer Stage will host some of the biggest international jazz acts. We try to squeeze in a couple of visits during…
Every week, Gina releases a 60-minute playlist with new music which moved us one way or another. We do get a vast number of links and streams of new albums and singles every single day. These playlists are a way to not let those songs fall under the radar. The latest playlist features 14 tracks:…
Los Angeles-based vocalist Marley Munroe, better known as Lady Blackbird, has just announced the release of her second album, three years after the critically acclaimed and successful “Black Acid Soul“, which also received five paws here. “Slang Spirituals”, due September 13th, is once again produced by Chris Seefried. The 11 tracks offer a lot of…
North Sea Jazz 2024 is upon us. The full programme is out since a couple of weeks and as usual, there is a lot to explore at Rotterdam’s Ahoy. Artist in residence this year is Meshell Ndegeocello who will show her different musical sides: on Friday, July 12th, she will honor the founder of the…
Since 1958, the Monterey Jazz Festival has presented thousands of legendary jazz musicians and rising stars. I was lucky enough to visit many years ago, in 2000. This year’s lineup is pretty impressive: the Festival will run on the weekend of September 27th to September 29th. The three different stages are the Jimmy Lyons Stage,…