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It was a welcome change of pace when Swedish pianist Jakob Karlzon sat down at his piano to play two solo pieces, both covers of well-known tunes. “Mad World” by Tears for Fears and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” by U2 were more or less the only tracks at last night’s concert…
Mumbai-based bassist, producer, and DJ Nate08 (Nathan Thomas) just released his debut album “Furaha” on London-based Needwant Records. The music has been our weekend companion for the past couple of weeks, beginning with warm keys and George Benson-styled guitar on the otherwise pretty Louie Vega-sounding title track. The percussive Latin jam is the perfect opener…
Released in early November, this is Caecilie moving into new terrain here since this is her first album where she explores the soul/pop side of her and writing all of the 11 songs on board and releasing them on her own, recently established label Loud Lady Music. She will continue to record for the German…
The ever-reliable folks at Expansion Records have come up with another cool compilation, put together by DJ Tony Monson. Released between 1973 and 2019, the double-disc starts off with the 1980 disco funk of “Dance Freak” by Chain Reaction, an 11-piece band which never released a proper LP, but singles only. A lost groove indeed….
Its José’s 45th birthday today and he’s giving us a new album as a present. José’s 7-track tribute to the great Erykah Badu just came out today on his own Rainbow Blonde label and features BIGYUKI on piano, keys, and synths, Ben Williams on bass, Jharis Yokley on drums, Ebban Dorsey on alto sax, and…
Zacchae’us Paul, the multi-instrumentalist who released his debut album “Jazz Money” in the summer of 2024, is coming to Berlin for a rare performance on August 19th. His highly entertaining, very unique album, executive-produced by Terri Lyne Carrington, features an ingenious mix of hip-hop, jazz, gospel, Caribbean rhythms and so much more. With guest artists…