We get tons of new music each and every day so Gina decided to issue a weekly playlist with 10-15 tracks which are currently on her radar and worth checking out in her opinion. Even though she sleeps a lot lately, she listens constantly, with her ears always in alert mode. Playlists will be ready each Friday (on Spotify) so stay tuned and thanks.
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…
Hugo Montenegro, probably best known for his cover of the title track of Sergio Leone’s 1966 movie “The Good, The Bad And The Ugly” (originally by Ennio Morricone) as well as being a prolific soundtrack composer and orchestra leader, was also a trailblazer of the Moog and Mini Moog keyboards back in the 70s. His…
Six films for this year’s Competition have been announced last month and now here come nine more. Celebrating their world premiere in Berlin will be Ivo M. Ferreira‘s “Cartas Da Guerra” (Portugal), the Italian-French documentary “Fuocoammare” by Gianfranco Rosi, “Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis”, a Philippine/Singapore production by Lav Diaz, the French-German “L’avenir” by Mia Hansen-Love…
Manchester-based trumpeter, composer, producer, and label owner Matthew Halsall wanted to capture “the feeling of openness and escapism” for his new album “An Ever Changing View”, which arrived last Friday, three years after his stunning “Salute To The Sun” LP. He set himself up in an architect’s house in the British countryside and composed this…
We can’t wait for the Bright & Findlay LP later this year. Thomas Findlay, one half of Groove Armada, and James Alexander Bright, gave us the incredibly sexy “Slow Dance” in 2021. They’ve just released their new single “Fireflies”, another soulful piece with 80s keyboards woven in behind and between and over Bright’s warm vocals….
Pianist Kevin Hays has taken a break from his Rhodes and Wurlitzer sounds on his album “New Day” (see review on these pages from Oct 12, 2015) and recorded in acoustic trio format for “North”, his latest release. Music from the album was the main thing at Kitano on Thursday night, where I attended the…