In addition to his brilliant and always more than satisfying work as an original songwriter, Jarrod Lawson over the years has covered several well-chosen songs by other artists, the latest is released today. “Footsteps In The Dark” was originally recorded by the Isley Brothers in 1977 and released on “Go For Your Guns”. Jarrod’s new…
We’re really looking forward to our first live concert after such a long time. Benny Sings will play at Gretchen in Berlin on October 24th. Expect a review on these pages. Meanwhile, our 2020 Album of the Year artist Jarrod Lawson is starting his European tour at the end of the month too. Check out…
Our Record of the Year artist Jarrod Lawson has released another single from his world-class “Be The Change” LP: “Love Isn’t Always Enough”. In my review of the album in late October, I mentioned the fact that “gracefully opulent” ballads like this aren’t made anymore. To further enhance Jarrod’s deeply moving soul balladeering, the new…
He has just released our album of the year with “Be The Change“. And this upcoming Monday, Jarrod Lawson will perform a solo set at Classic Pianos in Portland, Oregon, where he worked as a piano tuner before he released his first album and went on his musical journey. He will perform songs from his…
So many years have gone by since his still incredible debut album, but the wait was more than worth it. There were a couple of tunes from “Be The Change” (to be released on Dome Records, October 30th on double vinyl and CD) circulating in the past weeks: the highly infectious title track with gentle…
We are almost done with this season which as you are all aware, has been an incredibly strange and difficult one. We were not able to stage a single concert this year. However, since our opening in mid May, daily business has been pretty good. So thanks to all who came out for a visit….
Think about a mixture of George Duke and Lonnie Liston Smith. Jarrod Lawson is behind this project called Orpheus and has played almost all instruments on this instrumental album which is now also available on beautiful orange vinyl. The opening track, “Arrival”, really reminds me of some of the meditative Lonnie Liston Smith stuff on…
South African musician and producer Greg Dean, who lives in New York, had already released the first single from his album last October; the soulful title track features the brilliant Jarrod Lawson and Chantae Cann on vocals. So here is the full-length album, an 11-tracker brimming with soul, fancy production, and superb guest vocalists. It…
You can tell that Jarrod Lawson has already found his own style. The new Soul/Jazz wonder from Portland, Oregon is responsible for writing most of the music on Tahira Memory‘s brilliant debut album “Pride”. He also co-produced the album, plays all instruments except drums and guitar and sings. His duet with her during his live…
It was the perfect start to the 40th anniversary edition of the North Sea Jazz Festival last night. Jarrod Lawson & The Good People opened the night at Congo with their unbelievably funky, soulful, and intense set. Like in previous concerts I saw in Paris and Berlin, here’s a future Soul star with a mesmerizing…