Focusing on albums we more or less overlooked in the last quarter, this is the first one we want to review: singer Carmen Lundy‘s 16th album “Fade To Black” was released in late September and right from the start, with “Shine A Light”, she proves once again why she rates among the most innovative, important…
It’s Carmen’s 65th birthday today. Happy birthday! I still remember her wonderful concert in Vienna a few years ago where she appeared with Patrice Rushen. I was lucky enough to meet her for a lengthy interview the day after the show. Carmen has released her latest work “Modern Ancestors” last week and it starts out…
Never a vocalist to focus solely on the Great American Songbook, but rather focussing on what’s going on around us by writing her own lyrics, singer Carmen Lundy has come up with twelve new songs for her “Code Noir” album. Her plea to “wait awhile” until things will maybe get better on the mystical opening…
She just finished her European tour. I was lucky to catch up with her in Vienna. I’m still going back to her 1985 LP “Good Morning Kiss”. Her new one, “Soul To Soul”, is her best so far and one of the best recordings of 2014. Happy Birthday Carmen and many more to come!
When I found out that Carmen Lundy would be on a European tour, I knew that I had to see her somehow somewhere. As there were no German tour dates on the itinerary, my first thought was to fly to Paris to check her out at Duc des Lombards. It didn’t work out so Vienna…
I’m traveling to Vienna today to see two of my favorite musicians. Carmen Lundy is currently on a mini European tour to present her brilliant new album “Soul To Soul”. Accompanying her on the record and on the tour is pianist Patrice Rushen. Also on stage tonight: bassist Darryl Hall and drummer Jamison Ross. Carmen…