If you’re a vinyl buff too and love your crate digging among hundreds more aficionados, then head to Rotterdam on March 4th for the next Record & CD Fair. The people at recordplanet always guarantee lots of stalls and lots of fun around them too. The last one I attended back in November in Den…
After the death of Burt Bacharach, Gina created her all-time favorite Bacharach playlist on Spotify. The number of outstanding and absolutely gorgeous melodies seems endless. Sail on Burt!
Elbjazz Festival 2023 is upon us. I can’t believe that my last visit to this great festival was as far back as 2015. The beautiful city of Hamburg is once again hosting an exciting programme on June 9th and 10th. Locations include Elbphilharmonie, two open air spots on the docks of Hamburg harbor plus the…
Hot on the heels of her groundbreaking success at this year’s Grammy awards with her two trophies for Best Jazz Vocal Album and, more surprisingly, but certainly deserving, Best New Artist, wunderkind Samara Joy just added two new singles to her repertoire. Both “Sweet Pumpkin” and “Can’t Get Out Of This Mood” from her “Linger…
The music of the Beatles and their influence on other artists are still relevant today in Brad Mehlau‘s work, the pianist says in the liner notes to “Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles”, to be released on Nonesuch Records this Friday, February 10th, on all digital platforms, CD, and vinyl. Recorded live…
Gina was raving about the new album by The Jack Moves last October (and she still is) and awarded five paws for “Cruiserweight“. Finally, the vinyl version is on the horizon. It is slated for release on March 24th on Everloving Records. Make your reservations! We can’t wait to drop the needle onto “Somebody’s Watching…
More and more festivals are issuing their programs for this year. One of the better and now very well established summer festivals is Jazz Open in Stuttgart, which this year runs from July 13th to 23rd. So here’s what you get this year:July 13th: Snarky Puppy, Steve TurreJuly 14th: Melody Gardot, Emile Parisien Sextet feat….
It is no secret that Dutch live music clubs and concert halls have far more interesting acts to offer than any German or neighboring venues. Sometimes it is a logistical thing of course or other tour-related issues why a lot of artists are coming to the Netherlands only or maybe to the Netherlands and/or the…
There are a lot of things to like on bassist and composer Ben Wolfe‘s new album “Unjust”, out tomorrow. The freshness of putting together a dozen original tunes. A cast which showcases a brilliant way of interplay and resilience. There is no “look at all the things I can do” attitude among the players. You…
I almost forgot to mention that Alan Hampton, one of my favorite composers and singers, has released a new track. “Passerine” came out in late December and it is another gem of a pop song. Except for Alan, who has worked with Robert Glasper, Sufjan Stevens, Gretchen Parlato, Meshell Ndegeocello, and many more, they just…