It is really hard to believe that 30 years have gone by since Berlin-born Meshell Ndegeocello‘s debut album “Plantation Lullabies” which quickly became something like a hymn in our circles back in the day. Who couldn’t relate to “If That’s Your Boyfriend (He Wasn’t Last Night)”. And then five years have also gone by since…
The great folks at BBE Records have unearthed a 1980 gem by Will & James Ragar, a folk/jazz duo from Louisiana who played the Southern circuit playing everything from James Taylor to Jimi Hendrix before they entered the studio for their only album. The original private press LP is currently listed for around 1.000$ on…
It’s been an incredibly busy start of the outdoor season for us. Thanks to everybody who came out to see our two live shows which we staged on April 30th and May 29th. We had a lot of fun with both Three4Soul who got us grooving and moving, and the wonderful voice of Maiko Andreo….
Please check the European dates for soul royalty Gladys Knight who is on her farewell tour this year. 5/27 Manchester – O2 Apollo5/29 Antwerp – Stadsschouwburg5/31 Copenhagen – Operaen Holmen6/01 Amsterdam – Koninklijk Theater Carré6/03 Dublin – Olympia Theatre6/06 London – Hampton Court Palace For US tour dates, check www.gladysknight.com
How do you follow up a five-paw reviewed album, an album that really caught us by surprise after so many years of being under the radar? When Eddie Chacon, one half of the duo Charles & Eddie who scored a hit in the early 90s with “Would I Lie To You”, released “Pleasure, Joy And…
It’s pretty easy to look away when something embarrassing or unpleasant happens in your day-to-day life. Detroit-based singer Kathy Kosins asks for more courage and empathy on her latest single “Won’t Look Away”, a follow-up to her much-lauded work with the great Bob Baldwin on “Let’s Rewind”. “Won’t Look Away” is a soothing, smooth and…
UK music collective Reel People, Oli Lazarus and Mike Petto, just released their fifth record today. It’s available on vinyl too! After a short intro, soul crooner Eric Roberson starts things off with a great, shuffling boogie monster on “Save A Lil Love”. I really dig the voice of Michael Champion, featured here on a…
Some people never get old. It is hard to believe that George Benson is 80 now. The last time I saw him perform live was at last year’s North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam. The music of George Benson has accompanied us since childhood so we’re celebrating today listening to everything from tracks of one…
HighNote and Savant Records, the two labels working out of a basement on the Upper West Side in New York, just announced two new releases for April. Tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, a mainstay at the label since the 2000 release “Alexander The Great”, is hailed as one of the most ambitious and influential saxophonists of…
Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt started his recordings with New York-based HighNote Records back in 2010 with “Men Of Honor”, an album which features J.D. Allen on tenor sax, Danny Grissett on piano, Dwayne Burno on bass, and Gerald Cleaver on drums. He released four albums on MaxJazz before that and his debut on Fresh Sound New…