Eurovision Song Contest: Malicious Joy and Torture

Eurovision Song Contest: Malicious Joy and Torture

The fascinating aspect of the Eurovision Song Contest, one of the world’s biggest music events, is not only the highly competitive and enthralling nature of competitions like that, but also the somehow inexplicable joy of being tortured by an immensely huge amount of so-called artists whose unbelievable lack of talent is unsurpassable. Needless to say…

Jazztage Dresden 2017

Jazztage Dresden 2017

The programme for this year’s Jazztage Dresden has been announced. The festival will run from November 2nd to November 26th and features a ton of artists. One of the opening concerts will be Chick Corea & the Steve Gadd Band, November 3rd at Kulturpalast. Once again, there will be various venues around town, like Gewandhaus…

Stop Smoking!

Stop Smoking!

We’ve not been able to post anything new in the past two weeks simply because a dear friend of ours was dying of lung cancer. Everything went so incredibly fast – the first diagnosis was just 5 months ago. It really reminded me to live your life as if each day would be your last….

Palatia and Istanbul

Palatia and Istanbul

This year’s Palatia Jazz Festival in the beautiful Pfalz region (Riesling paradise!) has announced its line-up. The party begins with a duo concert by Vincent Peirani and Émile Parisien at the Gedächtniskirche in Speyer on May 27th. Also on the menu: Dieter Ilg Trio, China Moses, Lars Danielsson Group, Tingvall Trio, Omer Klein Trio, Ambrose…

News Update

News Update

The great Arthur Blythe has passed. The alto saxophonist was 76. Arthur was founder of the Underground Musicians Association and over the years has recorded dozens of great albums, often with unusual instrumentation. He was also known for group counterpoint and his expressive and swinging way of playing, both in the bop and the avant-garde…