We went on a three-hour walk with Gina last night through the illuminated city. It was the final night of Berlin’s now very popular annual Festival of Lights. Gina was one of the stars with her red, twinkling collar and the eerie shining eyes……
Zacchae’us Paul, the multi-instrumentalist who released his debut album “Jazz Money” in the summer of 2024, is coming to Berlin for a rare performance on August 19th. His highly entertaining, very unique album, executive-produced by Terri Lyne Carrington, features an ingenious mix of hip-hop, jazz, gospel, Caribbean rhythms and so much more. With guest artists…
We’ve been living with this album for a few weeks now and still can’t get enough of it. “Cure The Jones”, the group’s sixth album, to be released on Légère Recordings this Friday, opens with the amazingly sophisticated “When You Stole The Sun From The Sky” with the trademark harmony vocals from the group and…
It was back in 1985 when I first heard the music of pianist Erroll Garner on an album called “That’s My Kick”, recorded in 1966. It was somehow a new sound for him, which I found out later of course, since he had recorded primarily in trio format up until that time and was now…
The seventh Rockit Festival last Saturday was a blast, once again. It was my third time in Groningen and the lineup was as promising as ever. I started out with a pretty intense performance by Immanuel Wilkins who was just nominated for a Grammy so this was, as he said from the stage, their Grammy…
In 2016, Gigwise featured the group Building Instrument on their list of “16 amazing artists from Norway that you need in your life” and described the music as “a wonderfully weird whirlpool of ethereal folk hidden in a haze of dizzying, warped, ambient post-rock. This is music to get lost to.” Their latest album, “Mangelen…
She has a throat and bladder infection and is currently on medication. She sleeps a lot, but is still chasing dirty doves on the street. Get well soon, Gina!