Happy Birthday to Felton Pilate, the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer for the Soul Funk group Con Funk Shun. Pilate joined the group shortly after his own group disbanded in the early 70s and became the lead voice (together with Michael Cooper) and later the music center of the group until he left in 1986. …
If there would be something like a Jazz Singles Top 50 chart, the songs by pianist Neil Cowley would fit in there completely. The short songs in their first set on Tuesday night at Berlin’s A-Trane were a prime example of surprisingly pulsating pieces. Together with long time band members Rex Horan on bass and…
That’s 25-year old Jeff Lorber on the cover of his first album from 1977. The Jazz Funk Soul keyboard player, composer, and leader celebrates his 62nd birthday today. He has worked with Miles Davis, Lalah Hathaway, Janet Jackson, Dave Koz, and lots more and just a few months ago released an album of Jazz, Funk…
While cleaning up our shed, Gina discovered four mice. One of the four didn’t make it out of the shed alive. Next: Gina starting to meow….
The last time I saw Vincent Peirani, the brilliant accordionist on stage last Saturday with the legendary drummer Daniel Humair, was about a year or so ago and I didn’t dare ask him to have his hair cut. So it was a nice surprise when he went on stage shaven-headed. But sorry, this is mainly…
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!
Jazz festivals are always a get-together with a lot of friends and colleagues from all over but it was a bit of a surprise last night when I ran into Prof. Dr. Ilse Storb. I hadn’t seen her in many years – but she hasn’t changed at all. Except for a new leg! The 50th…
Gina wishes Melba Moore a very Happy Birthday. She is going to listen to 14 LPs and one 12″ today…..
If the dog’s nose is cold, then it’s feeling fine. Those were one of the sentences Becca Stevens told her audience in German last night at the A-Trane. Once again, after a couple of years, she was back with her band and this time around with several new songs on board. Her new album “Perfect…
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…