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North Sea Jazz Announces First Artists

ByMatthias Kirsch 02/01/202202/01/2022

After two years of cancelling due to the Corona pandemic, the North Sea Jazz Festival announced its first batch of artists earlier today. We can’t wait to be back in Rotterdam after the great 2019 edition and here’s an overview of some of the confirmed artists for this year. There will be more names to be added in the next couple of months. The full schedule will be announced sometime in April.

Confirmed so far are, in no particular order, Herbie Hancock, George Benson, Melody Gardot, Yola, Lady Blackbird, Jordan Rakei, Diana Krall, Gary Bartz & Maisha, Ravi Coltrane “Cosmic Music: A Contemporary Exploration into the music of John & Alice Coltrane featuring Brandee Younger”, Tom Misch, Theo Croker, Julian Lage, Gretchen Parlato, Gregory Porter, Joe Armon Jones, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Michael Kiwanuka, Charles Lloyd & The Marvels feat. Bill Frisell, Ron Carter Foursight Quartet, Ambrose Akinmusire, Ibrahim Maalouf, Kassa Overall, Dianne Reeves, Cory Wong, Jacob Collier, Melanie Charles, Michael Mayo, Immanuel Wilkis, Nala Sinephro, Joel Culpepper, Stacey Kent, Moses Sumney, Vijay Iyer Trio, and many more.

Check back for more names and ticket info on the festival’s website. North Sea Jazz 2022 will run from July 8th-10th with a special opening concert by John Legend on July 7th.

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Gina is not feeling well this week

ByMatthias Kirsch 10/14/201411/05/2014

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!

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Berlinale Competition: Favolacce, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, El Prófugo, Le Sel Des Larmes, And More

ByMatthias Kirsch 02/28/202002/28/2020

Summer in the suburbs of Rome. Families gather together for dinner, go to the beach, or just do nothing at all. Everything seems a bit dismal for the children who are not at all respected by their parents. Some of them have to show all their A grades in their certificates. As if that warrants…

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Berlinale @70: One Of These Days

ByMatthias Kirsch 02/28/202002/28/2020

German-born director Bastian Günther has come up with a great story for “One Of These Days”, running in the Panorama section of this year’s Berlinale. Staged in a town in Texas, there is a competition where people have to place one hand on a pickup truck and are not allowed to take it away. The…

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Adrian Younge Presents Loren Oden

ByMatthias Kirsch 10/02/202010/02/2020

Coming from a Gospel and Soul background and singing backing vocals for Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, or Kirk Franklin, it seems fitting that Loren Oden collaborates with arranger, producer, and composer Adrian Younge, who has recently worked with Roy Ayers and Marcos Valle for his “Jazz Is Dead” series. It seems as if…

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More Competition at Berlinale: Rizi, Todos Os Mortos, Undine, and Volevo Nascondermi

ByMatthias Kirsch 02/29/202002/29/2020

Modern art painter Antonio Ligabue is the main topic of Italian director Giorgio Diritti‘s Berlinale entry “Volevo Nascondermi (Hidden Away)”. The young Toni, both physically and mentally ill, is adopted by a couple in Switzerland, but later sent back to Italy. There, in poverty and with no real work to do, he focusses on his…

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GLOW – Ten Of Diamonds

ByMatthias Kirsch 02/04/202002/04/2020

GLOW is not a single artist or a group, but rather a production team of songwriters, producers and composers who works for groups, bands, and solo artists. And so, Dave Love starts off this brilliant indie soul album with a very sexy “Best Of Me”, shuffling along effortlessly and with a lot of warmth, reminding…

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