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Roy Ayers Live

ByMatthias Kirsch 10/22/202010/22/2020

Godfather of neo-soul and fusion jazz, Roy Ayers, who celebrated his 80th birthday in September, plays a few exclusive dates at Keystone Corner in Baltimore. Roy plays two sets each on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of this week, with premium seating and general admission. But you can also buy a streaming pass for just $15.00 for the shows to see the band live from your living room.

Tickets can be purchased right here. Roy’s most recent release is the brilliant Jazz Is Dead 2 collaboration with producer, composer, and arranger Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, which is also available on vinyl.

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John Pizzarelli – Better Days Ahead

ByMatthias Kirsch 04/30/202108/26/2021

What a nice surprise! Singer and guitarist John Pizzarelli has come up with solo takes on more than a dozen Pat Metheny compositions. As they both show deep respect for each other in a recent JazzTimes interview where John was asked to talk to Pat about his new “Road To The Sun” album, recorded by…

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Esther Kaiser Celebrates Abbey Lincoln

ByMatthias Kirsch 01/13/2015

To record the music of Abbey Lincoln is a very brave undertaking and not many musicians have taken on the dramatic, often political statements and witty lyricism of this timeless artist. In 2013, her former pianist Marc Cary released a beautiful solo homage called “For The Love Of Abbey”. And now comes German singer Esther…

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New Tim Garland On Vinyl

ByMatthias Kirsch 10/19/2015

I was positively surprised when I received the latest album by saxophonist Tim Garland, who turns 49 today, on vinyl. “Return To The Fire” is the sequel to Tim’s “Enter The Fire” album and, like he says in the liner notes, “a heartfelt homage to the music that stops me in my tracks…”. The new compositions were written while…

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Lizz Wright is back in the Recording Studio

ByMatthias Kirsch 03/20/201503/20/2015

The last time I saw the amazing singer was in a duo setting with Raul Midón at New York’s Highline Ballroom. And her last album is the 2010 release “Fellowship”. It’s about time that Lizz Wright is coming up with something new don’t you think. Concord Records announced yesterday that she now has signed with…

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Jon Regen – Satisfied Mind

ByMatthias Kirsch 07/31/202307/31/2023

New York-based singer, songwriter and pianist Jon Regen has come up with “Satisfied Mind”, his most well-rounded set which has become a highly entertaining 10-piece since its release on July 11th. I’m sitting in our tiny little house in the Dutch countryside in the middle of nowhere, listening to “Son Rise” (Jon is father of…

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Jarrod Lawson Adding Germany To His Tour Itinerary

ByMatthias Kirsch 01/27/201501/27/2015

Singer, keyboardist, composer and producer Jarrod Lawson, who gave us the best soul album of 2014, adds three stops to his European tour schedule for April/May. Jarrod’s album is clearly the most soulful album of the past year with stunning vocals, a superb production, deep lyrics, and crisp background vocal arrangements. I first heard him…

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