VOTE!

“For my first time writing and singing my own lyrics, I didn’t want to be messing around with make believe and fantasy. This record is real life”, says Taylor McFerrin about his brilliant new album “Love’s Last Chance”, his first after his 2014 debut “Early Riser”. “I called this album Love’s Last Chance because in life, you…
Harmonica player Grégoire Maret just announced a new album for the German ACT Music label: together with Romain Collin, he tackles the music of Ennio Morricone on “Ennio”, to be released on April 26th. Both his 2016 album “Wanted” and his 2020 LP “Americana” received five-paw reviews from Gina. And we still remember his brilliant…
Another compilation out now: the 5th installment of “The Wants List” on Soul Brother Records, the London-based Soul and Jazz record shop which turned into a veritable music label in 1997, first as Passion Music, later as Soul Brother Records. They have come up with an incredible amount of compilations, artist anthologies and a total…
There was a time period from the late 70s to the late 80 when looking at album credits was at least as important as the music of the main artist. Background vocalists were especially important to me when picking up records from formerly unknown artists. Paulette McWilliams was singing lead and background vocals on albums…
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem opens a new exhibition of Bebo Valdés. The life and times of Bebo Valdés, the innovative and influential pianist/composer/bandleader and father of legendary Chucho Valdés opens on September 16th on East 104 125th Street. The great Cuban pianist, bandleader and arranger who set several styles, among them the big-band…
The World Music Showcase, the international showcase for emerging artists in world music, has called for applications until February 16th. The International World Music Showcase will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on July 3rd and 4th. Each accepted application will be evaluated by a 5-member international jury. 12 participants will be selected to participate in the showcase…