HH, guitarist and vocalist Lionel Loueke‘s dedication to Herbie Hancock, with whom he has shared a Berlin stage several years ago while he was in the piano meister’s band (he played with him for 15 years), is also the first outing for the Benin-born musician on the fancy Edition Records. First surprise is that this…
Dutch singer, songwriter, and producer Benny Sings is back with a new single called “Rolled Up”. He wrote the song together with Mac DeMarco: “The song is about being in the dumps without a particular reason. Things can be pretty good, but still you feel like shit. Sometimes leaving it all can be a cure.”…
An outdoor concert, filmed live onstage on October 15th at City Winery in the Hudson Valley, New York, will support Joe Biden during this extremely important presidential race, which will certainly have an impact on this side of the pond, too. The concert will be hosted by Dee Dee Bridgewater and will be streamed at…
It’s already the 11th “Soul On The Real Side” collection. Amazing how time flies. The guys at Real Side Records and Outta Sight have come up with 20 rare soul gems again. A lot of previously unfamiliar names, lots of tracks released on CD for the first time, and most of the recordings from the…
She has accompanied us during the first years of the century with her inimitable voice and amazing production work by her husband, Louie Vega. Anané (Ana Martins), daughter of brilliant singer Joyce Moreno and percussionist Tutty Moreno, debuted with a full-length album in 2010. Now, ten years later, we get a 21-piece collection of many…
Composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Doug Stuart (bass, synth, Rhodes, piano, vocals, percussion) has studied with Robert Hurst and Geri Allen, ans has recently collaborated not only with jazz artists, but in Hip-Hop, House, Downtempo (listen to the 2019 Brijean wonder) and experimental genres as well. “Familiar Future” (out on Ropeadope October 16th) draws the line…
Keyboardist, pianist, composer, and singer Taber Gable, who has played and toured with Marcus Strickland, Nubya Garcia, Terrace Martin, Carolyn Leonhart, among many others, who has studied with Wynton Marsalis and Kenny Barron, and who is a much sought after musician on the New York scene, has finally released his debut album. I usually try…
I’m currently reading Ben Sidran‘s fascinating, behind-the-scenes biography of one of the most pivotal producers of the past decades, Tommy LiPuma. He has produced almost everybody from Miles Davis to George Benson, Barbra Streisand to the Manhattan Transfer, Rickie Lee Jones to Michael Franks. And he also produced Diana Krall who reflects: “Tommy was my…
The man who got me started into music turns 70 today. Happy birthday Stevie Wonder! Another essential artist for this writer is Roy Ayers. A new track has been found while digging through his older material for the re-release of the 2003 album “Virgin Ubiquity”, which featured unreleased material from his amazingly fruitful period 1976-1981…
One of the highlights of last year’s North Sea Jazz Festival, which will not take place this year due to the corona crisis, was a duo concert by two brilliant improvisers: Edmar Castaneda (harp) and Grégoire Maret (harmonica). What they both delivered on stage in terms of musicianship, teamwork, improvisation, and the creation of a…