James Alexander Bright is currently preparing the release of his third solo LP, due out in mid 2024 on Athens Of The North. Remember he had this brilliant album out last year with Tom Findlay of Groove Armada. They both came up with the still highly resonating “Everything Is Slow” as Bright & Findlay. James…
The great Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist Vinícius Cantuária has just announced the release of his next album “Psychedelic Rio” on Sunnyside Records on March 22nd. On this album, Vinícius has teamed up with the Italian duo of Paolo Andriolo (bass) and Roberto Rossi (drums and percussion). Most of the songs on the album are…
Our favorite electronic/jazz/house artist Ben Jacobs aka Crackazat has just announced the upcoming release of two new tracks from a special project. “Galaxy” is a haunting, almost dreamy little two-minute lure boasting with 80s-like synth stabs whereas “Moth Boss” is more of an uptempo house dance track which effectively uses repetitive chords and pads and…
Multi-instrumentalist and producer Audrey Powne from Melbourne is revving up the release of her debut album in April on BBE Records. The title track, “Feed The Fire”, has just come out last Friday. Audrey, who was featured on a 2019 Brownswood Recordings compilation, is not only playing trumpet and keys and writing songs and singing…
The last surviving original member of The Spinners, Henry Fambrough, died yesterday at the age of 85. He sang lead with the group together with Bobbie Smith and Philippe Wynne. The group formed in Detroit in the early 60s and had a string of hits, like the Stevie Wonder-penned “It’s A Shame”, “The Rubberband Man”,…
We’re very much aware of the controversy surrounding Spotify and how much money an artist actually earns per stream. However, we have discovered a lot of artists over the years on this streaming platform. Artists which we then checked further out and bought vinyl from, if available. So here you go.Anyway, Gina has decided to…
We’re very happy to learn that Brazilian artist Lucas Arruda is back with his fourth LP in April. “Ominira” is the follow-up to his brilliant “Onda Nova” album from 2019 and will be released on April 19th on Favorite Recordings. In a press release, Lucas says about the album: “Ominira is about freedom, art and…
This year’s North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam will take place July 12th-14th. The first acts have just been announced. Among the artists performing on Friday, July 12th, are Avishai Cohen Banda Iroko, Emily King, Brittany Howard, Jamie Cullum, Kurt Rosenwinkel The Next Step Reunion Tour, Reuben James, Myra Melford Fire & Water Quintet, and…
The great Jody Watley returns with a superb new song called “Everlasting”. Released today on her 65th birthday, the track with its intoxicatingly laid-back groove and sublime vocals is all about resilience and strength. She comments: “More than just a song, it’s a reflection of life’s journey of lessons, resilience, self-belief and never giving up. I’m…
Brilliant award-winning accordionist Vincent Peirani has proven since his debut in 2010 that he is equally at home in the jazz, folk, classical, and beyond worlds. We’ve been lucky to have witnessed his virtuosity in various line-ups over the years, most notably with saxophonist Émile Parisien. Vincent is touring with his various projects, like his…