New York-based singer Michael Mayo, who last year released his critically-acclaimed album “Fly”, recently added a handful of tracks to the album, all of them with the Swedish Norrbotten Big Band with Calle Rasmusson as arranger and conductor. The new songs once again show the immense versatility of Michael as a singer and songwriter on…
Gary Bartz, the legendary alto saxophonist who turns 85 today, releases his first studio album in a dozen years. On “Damage Control”, the sax maestro and his group NTU Troop start a trilogy called “The Eternal Tenure Of Sound” where they cover ten songs from the vast songbook of soul, pop, and Black American music….
The duo of UK-based Andy Platts and Shawn Lee, also known as Young Gun Silver Fox, are touring Europe this month after the early May release of their fifth LP “Pleasure” on Légère Recordings. Their brilliant mix of so-called Yacht Rock, Blue-eyed soul (don’t like this term but there you go), and AOR sounds of…
Kathy Kosins and Paul Randolph, who together have formed DetroitCentriX, have come up with a new single. After “What We Want” and “Ain’t No Wrong”, the Detroit-based artists are now back with “Rollerskate”. The trend by the way goes back to around 1979, when the roller disco trend started and movies like “Roller Boogie” were…
As you probably know, Gina releases a weekly 60-minute playlist of new music since early 2024. And yes, it is on Spotify. For the many bad things you can say about this streaming platform, I have discovered a lot of new artists in the last couple of years, only to find me buying their vinyl…
The highly anticipated show by the SOS Band last night at Paradiso in Amsterdam was truly remarkable. Not only because the two singers who had replaced the almost iconic Mary Davis several years ago, really delivered, but because the songs still sound really fresh after all these decades. Singer and trumpeter Abdul Ra’oof, the only…
Zacchae’us Paul, the multi-instrumentalist who released his debut album “Jazz Money” in the summer of 2024, is coming to Berlin for a rare performance on August 19th. His highly entertaining, very unique album, executive-produced by Terri Lyne Carrington, features an ingenious mix of hip-hop, jazz, gospel, Caribbean rhythms and so much more. With guest artists…
Now firmly established on Europe’s jazz festival circuit, this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival will run from November 14th to 23rd. Once again, global stars and emerging talent can be heard in various locations throughout the city. And that’s part of the fun of this festival: you get to see so many different parts of…
Coming up this fall, one of the most important jazz festivals which is now firmly established in the festival circuit, Enjoy Jazz will be back for its 27th edition. With over 20.000 visitors and journalists from around the world, exclusive venues will be in Mannheim, Heidelberg, and Ludwigshafen again. The festival will run from October…
Making a stop at Amsterdam’s Paradiso on his European tour, José James more or less had a homerun here. His live album which he released last year, was recorded right here at this wonderful venue. The packed crowd cheered the band up, sang along, and simply just had a good time. With band members BIGYUKI…