It’s been a while since her last visit to Berlin and last night’s Gretchen stop was actually the first in the city with her own band. The crowd was eagerly awaiting her performance and there was a huge roar when she finally came on stage last night at around 8:45. Her 7-piece band, including trumpet,…
The one and only Patrice Rushen, Jazz, R&B, and Soul vocalist, composer, classically trained pianist, keyboards player, producer, music director, and educator, just announced a performance in Berlin on July 10th. Patrice will be at Club Gretchen, one of Berlin’s most exciting concert venues with a remarkable programming. Needless to say, with the lady who…
The legendary recording studio in New Jersey, home to hundreds of Blue Note recordings and thousand others, has announced a virtual music service where you can stream live from VanGelder.live. Kicking off the live streaming service this upcoming Saturday, November 14th, will be a live show with an all-star quartet celebrating the music of Blue…
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…