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An Evening With Pat Metheny In Berlin
It was during his first encore, a long solo piece incorporating various tunes from his vast catalogue, when he set an exclamation mark after one of his signature tunes, “This Is Not America”, and proved that it is currently at least as valid as back in 1985 when it was originally released. For over two…
More APAP Madness With Polly, Kathy, and Peter
So APAP madness continued on Sunday with a million artists showcasing for 25-minute sets. Only a few of those I saw stood out: singer and composer Peter Eldridge, one of the founding members of the New York Voices, played music from his recently-released “Disappearing Day” album. Opening his set with the very cool, groove-bending “Mind…
A Monday In New York With Alicia, Billy, Marianne and Lainie
While the city is now saying goodbye to all the conference and APAP folks, it is more or less getting down to normal for this week. But what is normal in New York? I have a week of exciting meetings and interviews and performances up ahead and last night, I went to the Yamaha Piano Salon…
Gina Enjoys The Late Summer
Gina is heartily enjoying the warm, late-summer period here in Berlin. She had a lot to celebrate in recent weeks and now prepares for the next garden party which will take place on Sunday in beautiful Rosenthal in Northern Berlin. She also slowly but surely changes her fur these days and helps reaping all remaining…
Jazzfest Berlin celebrates 50th anniversary
One of the most prestigious and popular festivals in Germany, the Jazzfest Berlin, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Martin Luther King’s visit to Berlin in 1964 and the fall of the Berlin Wall will be topics among this year’s program. „Freedom Songs“ is the title of a specially designed evening which will feature…