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……
The Rhodes on Stevie Wonder’s “Superwoman” at the beginning of pianist/keyboardist Theo Hill‘s interpretation of the Wonder classic is worth the trip alone. He also makes use of the piano and some synth touches, echoing the original, somewhat mystical composition. “Reality Check” is the third release for Theo on the LA-based Posi-Tone label and features…
Are you listening to the same old Christmas songs again? Even though I have to admit that I return to the tried and tested Xmas records year after year (Herb Alpert, Bert Kaempfert, Erin Bode, Rosemary Clooney, June Christy, Peggy Lee, George Shearing, etc), it is always refreshing and highly appreciated to receive original songs which have…
In August, Gregory Porter‘s podcast started with the first of ten interviews he did with various colleagues from different genres. The first in line was pianist and actor Jeff Goldblum. More artists in this series are Annie Lennox, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gilles Peterson, Don Was, Jamie Cullum, and Kamasi Washington. In other Porter news, the popular…
As with most of this year’s festivities and events, Thanksgiving will be completely different. In the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged Americans to avoid holiday travel altogether. There have been lots of streamed concerts and showcases and talks and the like which surely isn’t the same as actually attending a concert,…
The 71-year old singer is in ICU in a Los Angeles hospital after being unconscious at her Bel Air home. Her Twitter account from this morning says this: “Joni is currently in intensive care in an LA area hospital but is awake and in good spirits. More updates to come as we hear them.” According…
I never really liked the phrase “blue-eyed soul”, but if someone epitomizes that particular genre, it has to be Al Sunny. Two years after his very short (26 minutes) debut album “Time To Decide”, the French singer, guitarist and composer has now released “Planets” on the French Favorite Recordings label which was also responsible for…