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Natalie Cole at 65

ByMatthias Kirsch 02/06/2015

It’s Natalie Cole‘s birthday today. The nine-time Grammy Award winner was also nominated three times for her current CD, “Natalie Cole En Espanol”. Natalie has several performances coming up and she also has an exclusive gig in Germany in April which seems to be her only appearance in Europe so far this year.

Natalie plays Pheiffer Hall in Naperville, Illinois tomorrow and the Cincinnati Music Hall on Sunday. Here are the other tour dates. Happy Birthday! Pictured here is Natalie’s LP “Thankful” from 1977.

02/14 Palm Springs Resort Hotel & Casino, Indio, CA

03/04 Smooth Jazz Cruise, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

04/11 ARC University Arena, Valparaiso, IN

04/18 Movimentos Festival, Wolfsburg, Germany

06/25 Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charotte, NC

06/26 Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center, Atlanta, GA

07/18 Meadows Racetrack & Casino, Washington, PA

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Renata Lu – Renata Lu

ByMatthias Kirsch 05/04/202108/26/2021

Another great re-issue from the guys at Mad About Records in Portugal. Singer Renata Lu remains a mystery to this day. She released three LPs in the 70s: her self-titled debut in 1971, now out on Mad About, “Sandália De Prata” in 1976, and “Tô Voltando” in 1979. Renata continued to sing backup vocals for…

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2016 Jazz Fest Lineup For New Orleans Jazz Festival Announced

ByMatthias Kirsch 02/08/2016

Last year, about 460.000 people visited the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell over two weekends. Twelve stages at the Fair Grounds Race Course featured almost nonstop music and over 60 food booths took care of culinary needs. Just a few days ago, the programme for the 47th edition was announced and the…

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Anke Helfrich Trio feat. Tim Hagans – Dedication

ByMatthias Kirsch 11/25/2015

German-born pianist Anke Helfrich comes up with a new album that features Tim Hagans on trumpet and flugelhorn. Anke has studied with Kenny Barron and Larry Goldings and has played with Roy Hargrove, Johnny Griffin, and Manu Katché, among many others. On the new record, she not only plays piano, but also uses Fender Rhodes,…

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Herbie Hancock Out There In Berlin

ByMatthias Kirsch 11/22/2017

Those were his words describing his band and what was going on on stage. “insane, out there, weird, spacy”. Indeed, the opening number was an atmospheric track right out of space, with a heavy and thick keyboard curtain from his Korg Kronos. It was the first time that I saw the keyboard maestro with his…

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Miguel Migs – Shaping Visions

ByMatthias Kirsch 08/27/202108/27/2021

Deep House DJ and producer Miguel Migs from San Francisco has recently released his fifth full-length album, seven years after “Dim Division”. The double 12″ is available from Soulfuric Deep Recordings out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Miguel has been on several Naked Music productions in the past, a label also known for its quality house…

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Melody Gardot Among First Acts For Northsea Jazz

ByMatthias Kirsch 02/02/201502/03/2015

Melody Gardot, who celebrates her 30th birthday today, is among the first few artists confirmed for this year’s Northsea Jazz Festival. One of the biggest indoor jazz festivals worldwide, the organisers of the 40th edition, to be held again in Rotterdam’s Ahoy venue, recently came up with the first names for the weekend of July…

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