Amazing stuff on here. In 1977, Joyce Moreno recorded this album at Columbia Studios in New York, complete with brilliant jazz arrangements by the legendary Claus Ogerman and with the help of a stellar cast of American musicians, like Buster Williams, Michael Brecker, Mike Mainieri, and Joe Farrell. 45 years later, the album gets its…
Singer Maya Delilah chose the Neil Young classic “Harvest Moon”, later successfully romanticized by the great Cassandra Wilson on her Blue Note album “New Moon Daughter”, and transforms it into a thumping groover, still maintaining the melancholy of the original. It is one of the highlights of Blue Note’s second “Re:imagined” compilation series which features…
“Slow motion is exactly what we need”, according to Kathy Kosins and Bob Baldwin who team up for a pretty soothing and warm “Let’s Rewind”, off of Bob’s new album “B Positive”, which also features Vincent Ingala and Saskia Laroo. Kathy’s soulful vocals and Bob’s jazzy piano are a perfect match on a tune which…
Both received five paws from Gina for their albums “Pleasure, Joy and Happiness” (Eddie) and “Septet” (John) and now return for a short European tour. Don’t miss this concert highlight in November. We are over the moon to see them live in Berlin on November 15th. Meanwhile, please check out their latest collab, the irresistibly…
As summer is winding down, Gina prepares her move back into town after several months out in her garden. She also spent a few weeks at her home away from home in Doniaga, the Netherlands. And how good it feels to return to live music events. I had the pleasure of seeing Brandee Younger, Azymuth,…
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…