I’ve been in for some very exciting treats yesterday on the second day of this year’s North Sea Jazz Festival. Mostly playing tracks from his beautiful LP “An Ever Changing View”, Manchester-based trumpeter, composer, producer and label owner Matthew Halsall and his 7-piece band opened the proceedings on the Darling stage. This whole show more…
So here we are again in Rotterdam for North Sea Jazz, 2024 edition. I started out with a beer of course and then went on to see Emily King, the singer who wrote and sang on two beautiful tracks on the 2012 José James album “No Beginning No End”: “Heaven On The Ground” and “Come…
It’s been a while since her last visit to Berlin and last night’s Gretchen stop was actually the first in the city with her own band. The crowd was eagerly awaiting her performance and there was a huge roar when she finally came on stage last night at around 8:45. Her 7-piece band, including trumpet,…
British jazz-funk-fusion and Rhodes-heavy group Resolution 88 just released their fourth album “Vortex” on the Synthethesia label. Clearly their best effort yet, it opens with a Marcus Miller-style funk jam called “The Boss From Boston”. Bassist Tiago Coimbra and saxophonist Alex Hitchcock really bring in the mid 70s Herbie Hancock/Head Hunters style, but not simply…
Another week has gone by and Gina has come up again with her 60-minute playlist of new music which has moved us in one way or another. Added this week are a few tracks by artists who will perform at the upcoming North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam: Rotterdam-based producer Glimlip and Amsterdam-based guitarist Yasper…
Gina is back again with her latest, weekly 60-minute playlist of new songs. Today is a heavy new release day with the latest LPs from Eliane Elias (“Time And Again”), Madeleine Peyroux (“Let’s Walk”), Aaron Frazer (“Into The Blue”), Johnny Burgos (“All I Ever Wonder”), Liana Flores (“Flower Of The Soul”), and many more. Gina…
Iconic singer Gladys Knight really let the funk out last Saturday on “The Nitty Gritty”. She deeply insisted to “Make Yours A Happy Home”. And she turned bittersweet on the classic “Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)”, which moved me to tears. There were more than those three examples…
Berlin’s fancy Zig Zag jazz club opens its summer stage for a series of exclusive concerts and shows between early July and late August. Located on the banks of the Spree River, the AHF Summer Stage will host some of the biggest international jazz acts. We try to squeeze in a couple of visits during…
British singer and songwriter Jo Harrop is back with her fourth album for London-based Lateralize Records. And this is clearly her best one so far because it mostly features her original compositions, because her voice has become even more refined and because the album was produced by Larry Klein who also produced Herbie Hancock, Joni…
Every week, Gina releases a 60-minute playlist with new music which moved us one way or another. We do get a vast number of links and streams of new albums and singles every single day. These playlists are a way to not let those songs fall under the radar. The latest playlist features 14 tracks:…