I started out with Rotterdam-based producer Glimlip and Amsterdam-based guitarist Yasper and their group of Louk Cox on sax and flute, Noe Mina on trumpet, Delaney Nelom on keys, Freek Mulder on bass, and Junya on drums. Their group sound is an intoxicating lo-fi mix of jazz, soul, and electronica, heavily groove-oriented with intelligent themes…
Every few years, there is a guitarist popping up which garners more attention than your regular player. Dan Wilson, who started out as a guest on organist Joey DeFancesco‘s group, later joined Christian McBride‘s trio and has now released his debut on Christian’s Brother Mister label, called “Vessels Of Wood And Earth”. The bass man…
It is funny but there is this prejudice or rumor that traveling to the US is like a nightmare with hours and hours waiting in line at the airport to enter the country. Once again on Wednesday, I was out of terminal 8, cleared immigration and customs only 45 minutes after the plane touched down…
Omnipresent bassist Christian McBride brought his trio to the legendary Village Vanguard in New York last December and the sessions were recorded live during the three days of December 12th to 14th. The album starts impressively with Wes Montgomery‘s 1963 classic “Fried Pies” from his Boss Guitar LP. Both Christian Sands on piano and the…
The trumpeter from Texas is 45 today. Hargrove was just 21 years old at the recording of his second album “Public Eye”, which was recorded in New York’s Clinton Recording Studios. He had much support from another trumpet master, Wynton Marsalis, and recorded this album with a very young group of musicians who all have…
At first I thought oh no not another version of “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” and “Amazing Grace”. But then after I listened to the first few bars of the opener “Truth In Blue”, she already had me convinced. Alicia Olatuja’s strong, robust and yet crystal clear voice had changed my mind. Her debut album “Timeless”…