Entertainer Marc Marshall and Baden-Baden Events are the hosts again for the 17th Mr. M’s Jazzclub Baden-Baden, from March 13th-15th. The singer has invited several top-notch musicians again, with Nathan East and Eric Marienthal as star guests on all three festival dates. Sy Smith, who received a five-paw review from Gina in early 2024 for…
13.“Learning” – Jordan Rakei Our Album of the Year is “The Loop” by Jordan Rakei. Three songs from his best LP to date are among our favorites. “Learning” with its amazing background choir and “As”-like ending (yes, as in Stevie Wonder), is still absolutely cracking. Just this one drum beat behind the groove towards the…
Sy Smith, who released her latest brilliant five-paw rated album “Until We Meet Again” in late January, is currently on tour in Europe with trumpeter Chris Botti. Botti himself released his Blue Note debut “Volume 1” last October. Chris is guesting on Sy’s album on the beautiful midtempo swayer “Remember How To Fly”. Sy is…
Singer, songwriter, producer, and musician Sy Smith, the underground queen of r&b and soul as she is often referred to, is back with her sixth album, following the 2018 release of “Sometimes A Rose Will Grow In Concrete”. “Until We Meet Again” just came out yesterday on the Foreign Exchange label +FE with Sy, Tall…