She was truly one of a kind. A singer’s singer with a voice instantly recognizable. She recorded from 1968 until 2007, starting with the Cadet release “Out Of Different Bags” (1968) and “The Spice Of Life” (1969), which featured one of her signature songs, “Go Away Little Boy” all the way up to a recording…
We’ve already announced singer José James‘ next album “1978”, to be released on April 5th on Rainbow Blonde Records. The singer just announced on his Bandcamp page that there will be 500 hand-numbered vinyls of the album, coming in a gatefold packaging, clear anti-static sleeves and heavy duty vinyl poly bag packaging. 250 copies of…
Los Angeles-based keyboardist, producer, and sound sorcerer Kiefer embarks on a European tour next week. We reviewed his brilliant 2021 LP “When There’s Love Around” and also the first two singles “Dreamer” and “August Again” from his most recent album “It’s OK, B U” which came out on my birthday last year. Please find his…
83 year old trumpeter and flugelhorn player Eddie Henderson, one of the very few artists around which you might describe as legendary, will be the topic of a new documentary called “Dr. Eddie Henderson: Uncommon Genius”. It will have its world premiere at Smoke Jazz Club, where Eddie has frequently performed over the years, on…
After 50 years with the Manhattan Transfer, singer Janis Siegel is ready to stroll new paths. The last concert with this legendary vocal jazz quartet took place in LA at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on December 15th. Janis was pretty prolific over the years with her solo projects too. Standout albums are those she…
Since Gina has been struggling lately with arthrosis and the dislocation of her kneecaps, we decided to help her out with a new wheelchair which she embraced immediately. Our walks are not as long as they used to be and we are certainly walking slower than before, but she remains to be in very good…
West coast jazz singer and lyricist Mark Winkler just released “The Rules Don’t Apply”, his follow-up album to the critically-acclaimed 2022 album “Late Bloomin’ Jazzman”. That’s indeed what he is now. It seems that his albums are getting better with each new release. He has always been a vocalist who comes up with the most…
This album almost got lost when it was released just a week before the holidays. Trumpet maestro Ambrose Akinmusire, clearly one of the most imaginative artists on his instrument, or any instrument, recorded his latest Nonesuch album with Bill Frisell on guitar and the almost legendary Herlin Riley on drums. It’s a quiet album, meditative,…
It’s been a while since my last visit to Bremen for jazzahead! Actually, it was in 2015! Time flies when you’re having fun…This year’s jazzahead!, one of the world’s biggest gatherings of the global jazz scene, will take place April 11th-13th. The 2024 edition will focus on the Netherlands with showcases from Alessandro Fongaro’s Pietre,…
Pianist and keyboardist Bill Laurance and multi-instrumentalist and Snarky Puppy founder Michael League, who now lives in Spain, are taking their beautiful music of “Where You Wish You Were” to various stages in Europe. The LP, which was released on the German Act Music label, came out in late January of last year and garnered…