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Larry Coryell R.I.P.
Another sad reminder that everything can be over and gone any day now: the great Larry Coryell has passed – I just talked to him four weeks ago in Berlin at the office opening of ACT Music. We chatted about his new “Barefoot Man: Sanpaku” album. He was true Larry: making jokes, flirting with the…

Bruno Berle Announces New Album
Brazilian singer, songwriter, and musician Bruno Berle, who released his brilliant “No Reino Dos Afetos” LP back in 2022, has just announced his sophomore album “No Reino Dos Afetos 2” on Far Out Recordings, to be released on April 5th. After his first single off the album, “Tirolirole“, which came out at the end of…

Ramsey Lewis in the Saturday Salon
Legendary keyboardist and pianist and NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis has just announced the second season of his online performance series called “Saturday Salon” on StageIt. The “Saturday Salon”, sponsored by Ariel Investments, will run on the last Saturday of each month and features a 60-minute performance at 1:00pm Central Time. A portion of the…

What About Our Cherished Festivals?
Dire times indeed. Jazzahead in Bremen, due April 23rd to 26th, has been postponed to April 29th to May 2nd, 2021. The wonderful XJazz Festival in Berlin, May 6th to 10th, has been cancelled. The 21st Capetown International Jazz Festival, which was scheduled to run this upcoming weekend and usually draws over 40.000 attendees, will…

Montreux Jazz Festival 2021 Poster
For this year’s Montreux Jazz Festival, the organisers came up with a competition for the design of the 55th edition. The project named “Restart” has drawn 1.935 artists from 54 countries and there are some pretty unique, quiet interesting and very imaginative designs among the winners. The ten best posters have been selected by a…