Millions of people are out on the streets this weekend to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall coming down. Gina of course was among the crowd – she walked all the way through Mauerpark and back trying to catch the balloons….
Here is another album which proves that those long lockdowns we were all facing since spring of last year, also led to some very positive, creatively effective outcomes. Norwegian singer Silje Nergaard explains on her website that she had to clear her head through daily walks around her neighborhood and that she started to “fantasize…
She just finished her European tour. I was lucky to catch up with her in Vienna. I’m still going back to her 1985 LP “Good Morning Kiss”. Her new one, “Soul To Soul”, is her best so far and one of the best recordings of 2014. Happy Birthday Carmen and many more to come!
Trumpeter Milena Casado, who released her debut album “Reflection Of Another Self” on Candid Records last May, is embarking on a tour through Europe this month. Milena, part of Terri Lyne Carrington’s group (Terri also produced her album), was playing her first headlining set a couple of years ago at the North Sea Jazz Festival,…
Carol Sloane, one of the greatest singers of classic songs, has sailed on. She suffered a stroke about two years ago and lived in a senior care center in Stoneham, Massachusetts, where she passed away on Monday. Her timbre, phrasing, and overall style was one of a kind. I’m so glad that I could see…
And finally there is a really strong German movie in the competition of this year’s Berlin Film Festival. And it is the only German movie participating. And it deserves at least a prize for best actress. Julia Jentsch is going through hell and back with playing Astrid, a young mother who finds out that her…
Legendary saxophonist Rahsaan Roland Kirk, who was certainly more than a blind musician who could play three horns at once, is the topic of a documentary called “The Case Of The Three Sided Dream”. The streaming of the movie and the download on vimeo on demand will be available on May 1st, with iTunes coming later…