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…
We’re counting the days until “Journey” drops, the highly anticipated first vinyl album of George Townsend and Adam Kaye, better known as Bondax. The Manchester-based duo has already released half a dozen singles leading up to the album’s release, several of which also got remix treatment. We’re especially crazy about the Kareem Ali remix of…
Gina has come up with another one-hour set of new songs which stood out in the past week and which we constantly come back to. There is a dramatic cover of the D.J. Rogers classic “Say You Love Me” in a new version by Jamison Ross. The legendary Tawatha Agee of Mtume fame is back…
James Alexander Bright is currently preparing the release of his third solo LP, due out in mid 2024 on Athens Of The North. Remember he had this brilliant album out last year with Tom Findlay of Groove Armada. They both came up with the still highly resonating “Everything Is Slow” as Bright & Findlay. James…
The great Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist Vinícius Cantuária has just announced the release of his next album “Psychedelic Rio” on Sunnyside Records on March 22nd. On this album, Vinícius has teamed up with the Italian duo of Paolo Andriolo (bass) and Roberto Rossi (drums and percussion). Most of the songs on the album are…