Cuban singer Dayme Arocena released a brilliant album last year on the UK-based Brownswood Recordings. Her irresistible mix of jazz, latin , and something like Cuban neo-soul is pretty unique and ecstatic. Listen to her six-track “One Takes” and you hopefully get the drift. At only 24 years old, Daymé is also part of Jane…
Among the panels I went to on Friday was one moderated by Yvonne Ervin from the Tucson Jazz Festival. Presenters were discussing the theme of sharing ideas through networks and other coalitions and also talking about visiting other festivals and how and what they check out when they’re visiting other festivals. Panelists included Tim Jackson…
It is funny but there is this prejudice or rumor that traveling to the US is like a nightmare with hours and hours waiting in line at the airport to enter the country. Once again on Wednesday, I was out of terminal 8, cleared immigration and customs only 45 minutes after the plane touched down…
Trombonist Michael Dease is on my radar ever since his brilliant Jazz Legacy Productions CD “Grace” (2010) which featured compositions by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ivan Lins, Randy Brecker, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, etc and only one original song, the title track. Also, the cast of performers on the album was top-notch with people…
Gina would like to wish you a very happy New Year with lots of peace, health, and love. Thank you for visiting Gina’s page regularly – we had a record-breaking number of unique visitors in November. January is a pretty exciting and busy month for us again. I am currently finishing preparations for my next trip…
It was just two months ago when Alphonse Mouzon let the world know that he was suffering from a rare form of cancer called Neuroendocrine Carcinoma and starting to raise money for the expensive treatment. He was showing a picture of himself in a hospital, smiling and spreading hope, willing to fight what was ahead….
Gina has taken a few days off to spend her holidays out of town wishing you peace and love. Woof!
One good thing about the Grammy nominations is that I usually listen back to a record or two which somehow fell under the radar. This time around, I totally neglected Tierney Sutton‘s last release (nominated as Best Vocal Jazz Album) with the songs from Sting. My favorite Police albums remain the three records the group…
Once again this year, a lot of new holiday records were released in the past weeks and even now, a new track or a single or two are coming in digitally. But there are a few new recordings that we’ve come back to over and over again this year and we wanted to give you…
The 67th Berlin International Film Festival has announced the first 10 films for the Competition section. World premieres from Hungary, Germany, the USA, the UK, and several co-produced movies are now in for the Golden Bear. There is also a German documentary among the movies, “Beuys” by Andres Veiel. The American entry is by Oren…