Right after his successful tour with Michael League, playing music from their five-paw reviewed album “Where You Wish You Were”, pianist Bill Laurance announces a new album. “Bloom” will be released on April 24th on the ACT Music label and this time around, Bill is supported by The Untold Orchestra, an 18-piece string ensemble from…
While on the train back to Berlin yesterday, we’ve received a lot of new music. Friday release day! So Gina was able to come up with her latest weekly playlist last night. An hour of music which has touched us one way or the other in the past seven days. There is new stuff from…
When Janis Siegel sang “…and the stars forget to shine…” from Johnny Mercer’s “Midnight Sun” last night at King Georg in Cologne, you could hear and feel her immense experience, sovereignty and vocal precision in just those few words. But more than that, she conveyed a passion and a longing which has become a pretty…
Brazilian singer, songwriter, and musician Bruno Berle, who released his brilliant “No Reino Dos Afetos” LP back in 2022, has just announced his sophomore album “No Reino Dos Afetos 2” on Far Out Recordings, to be released on April 5th. After his first single off the album, “Tirolirole“, which came out at the end of…
I first came across Israeli guitarist Yotam Silberstein on his two albums he did for the now sadly defunct label Jazz Legacy Productions: “Resonance” in 2010 and “Brazil” in 2011. There was something unique in his playing, in both his original compositions and the many Brazilian tunes he recorded for “Brazil” and several more he…
Like the early 80s Charles Earland treat “Coming To You Live” from the album of the same name, we’re excited and looking forward to some much anticipated concerts in the next couple of weeks. First up, this Thursday, Manhattan Transfer singer Janis Siegel and Swedish pianist Mattias Nilsson will perform at King Georg in Cologne….
Gina is making big progress with her infected eye. Just a couple of weeks ago, we thought she would lose her left eyesight. We had to help her with a high dosage of antibiotic eyedrops and her doctor this week said that she will most likely recover totally. Meanwhile, she has come up with her…
Before he started his immensely successful career as Luther Vandross in 1981 with “Never Too Much”, the one-of-a-kind singer released two albums with his group simply called Luther, a vocal quintet which also included Christine Wiltshire, Diane G. Sumler, Anthony Hinton, and Theresa V. Reed. In 1976, the first LP came out featuring Nat Adderley…
Undoubtedly one of the best vocalists around, no matter the genre, Dianne Reeves is coming over to Europe for ten dates, four of which are in Poland and four in Germany. Dianne was last heard on the soundtrack to the 2022 movie “The Woman King” with music by Terence Blanchard. She was also on tour…
Three of the finest soul acts of the 80s are coming over to Europe for a few select dates. Singer Meli’sa Morgan, Glenn Jones, and The SOS Band play three dates in the UK. Meli’sa is also playing a set with Alyson Williams and High Fashion in Lyon in France on April 27th, as reported…