After a visit by Martinho da Vila on June 2nd, the Brazilian series at Haus der Kulturen der Welt will continue on July 5th with the legendary Gilberto Gil. His new show “Nós a Gente – We The People” will celebrate the musical diversity and life itself with friends and family. A week later, July…
After two years of empty halls in Rotterdam’s Ahoy during the second weekend of each July, the festival is back with an amazing line-up for the 2022 edition. I still remember my last visit in 2019 when José James opened the festival with the Metropol Orkest and the music of Bill Withers. Hearing José’s voice…
There is something deeply satisfying with the mixture of deep house and jazz, neo-soul and pop. Ben Jacobs, known as Crackazat, has come up with the perfect album, combining all those elements and more on his new album “Evergreen”, to be released this Friday on Freerange Records, the label co-founded by Jimpster (Jamie Odell), whose…
We’ve been living with this album for a few weeks now and still can’t get enough of it. “Cure The Jones”, the group’s sixth album, to be released on Légère Recordings this Friday, opens with the amazingly sophisticated “When You Stole The Sun From The Sky” with the trademark harmony vocals from the group and…
Mamas Gun were in town last Friday as part of the first leg of their European tour which will continue in April and June. It was totally refreshing not only to be able to go out again for some live music, but also to see such an amazingly tight band with the perfect combination of…
From the late 80s to the beginning of the 00s, I’ve been lucky to be able to visit the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival each year. There are so many precious moments to remember. Visits to founder Claude Nobs‘ chalet high above Lake Geneva, sipping cocktails and beer with such luminaries as George Benson, Andrae Crouch,…
Latest in the Blue Note 180g Reissue Vinyl series is a 1968 recording by trumpet master Lee Morgan. The album is issued in a gatefold sleeve with original liner notes by Leonard Feather. Already reissued for a CD release in 1996, with production by Michael Cuscuna, this new version was mastered by Kevin Gray from…
An album about ghosts, desire, and nostalgia. That’s singer Cécile McLorin Salvant‘s latest and first for the Warner label Nonesuch Records, to be released this Friday. On vinyl too! “Ghost Song” features seven new compositions and five surprising interpretations of well-known, and not so well-known songs. There is amazing variety on this, clearly her best…
It seems like Detroit-based singer Kathy Kosins is all over the place since the release of her still brillliant album “Uncovered Soul”. Whether it’s the A list of Jazz FM London or the constant ranking on several Billboard charts, this lady can’t be stopped. Much applauded for her duet with Frank McComb on last year’s…
It’s finally here on vinyl: singer Judi Jackson‘s brilliant “Grace”. The Virginia-born singer, who now resides in London, could be heard on albums by Snarky Puppy, Ashley Henry, and Greg Spero, released an EP in 2017 and a live album in 2018, comes up now with an album of songs which were recorded between 2019…