Concert and Festival season is in full swing. Here is an update of shows where you can say hello to the Gina crew. Check back later for additional dates. aron! – 6/23 @ Universal HQ, BerlinLedisi – 7/09 @ Gretchen, BerlinNorth Sea Jazz Festival – 7/11-13 @ Ahoy, RotterdamJosé James – 7/14 @ Paradiso, AmsterdamDana…
It’s been 35 years since “There’s Nothing Like This”, Omar’s groundbreaking debut which still keeps on spinning in our Barbalala playlist of alltime favorite tracks. And 8 years after “Love In Beats”, his last album for Freestyle Records, Omar returns with his first album for BBE, the double LP “Brighter The Days” with 16 new…
The iconic S.O.S. Band, one of the most important Soul, R&B, electro Funk band of the 80s, will come to Paradiso in Amsterdam on August 6th. I first heard them back in 1982 when their third LP “S.O.S. III” came out. It included two timeless masterpieces which I still spin up to this day: the…
Durand Jones & The Indications, who received a five-paw review from Gina back in 2021 for their still highly resonating album “Private Space” and who topped our list of best live shows for their brilliant stop at Berlin’s Hole44 in September, 2022, are back with a new album called “Flowers”, to be released on June…
lovetempo is the brainchild of Brooklyn-based singer and guitarist Mattie Safer (who has worked with Poolside and The Rapture in the past). His first EP came out a couple of years ago. Band members also include Mel Chambers (vocals, keys), Andre Chez Lewis (keys), Mayteana Morales (dr), and Henry Raker (sax). In late 2023, he…
I had a lot of admiration and good things to say when Macy Gray released her 2016 album “Stripped”. And I still go back to her debut album “On How Life Is”, which came out in 1999. Macy is currently on a big tour celebrating 25 years since her debut. But yesterday, some things went…
There is an immense amount of beauty on “Heartstrings”, the new album by UK duo Snowpoet, Lauren Kinsella and Chris Hyson. The whole album was recorded and written in the studio, with the band improvising in real time. The result is a stunning collection of ten songs, starting off with the ethereal and easily flowing…
This year’s German Jazz Prize will be staged in Cologne again. On June 13th, 22 acts will receive their awards, among them singer extraordinaire Uschi Brüning, who will be celebrated for her Lifetime Achievement. Among the jury members are Gilles Peterson, Danilo Pérez, Nicole Mitchell, and Matana Roberts. Live acts performing during the ceremony are…
Melbourne-born and London based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Gordon Li, better known as Don Glori, has just released his third LP after “Welcome” (2022) and “Don’t Forget To Have Fun” (2024). “Paper Can’t Wrap Fire” is his first for Mr. Bongo Records. His brilliant mix of Fusion Jazz à la George Duke, Brazilian music, and…
Black Loops is Italian Riccardo Paffetti who has finally released his debut full-length album “Always Moving” on Freerange Records, out since May 9th on double vinyl. The house producer who lives in Berlin has stretched and varied his sound which includes some gut-wrenching soul, funk and disco in addition to his warm and breezy house…