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ECHO Jazz 2015 in Hamburg
It was a smooth show last night at the Blohm & Voss shipyards in Hamburg. The ECHO Jazz Awards 2015 were hosted by Gregory Porter (who also won one trophy and performed “Liquid Spirit” and “Brown Grass”) and Roger Cicero. Entertaining, no awkward lenghts, very good live performances, and short acceptance speeches from all winners…
Jazz in den Ministergärten
This mini festival is taking place each October in the Ministergärten, where each German Bundesland has its representation. And each year they open up their houses to the public and offer typical culinary delights from each part of the country, but more important of course, they present live Jazz. I started my tour in the…
Latest Gina Playlist Now Online
Gina is making big progress with her infected eye. Just a couple of weeks ago, we thought she would lose her left eyesight. We had to help her with a high dosage of antibiotic eyedrops and her doctor this week said that she will most likely recover totally. Meanwhile, she has come up with her…
José James Returns With “1978”
Gina’s favorite singer José James returns with a fantastic new song, preceding his album “1978”, due out on his own Rainbow Blonde Records on April 5th. With production nods to Quincy Jones and Leon Ware, José has worked with Brazilian rising star Xênia França and Congolose/Belgian rapper Baloji. His band on the album also includes…
Pat Metheny – From This Place
The last time Pat Metheny recorded with an orchestra was in 1993. Jeremy Lubbock’s arrangement were part of still amazing compositions like “Finding And Believing” (with Gil Goldstein on accordion), the outstanding “The Longest Summer”, or “Always And Forever”. Many albums and tours have gone by since then (and his own “Orchestrion” project of 2010)…
Zig Zag Expands. Aaron Frazer in Berlin.
Berlin-Schöneberg’s Zig Zag Club, which has clearly developed into the city’s most important jazz club regarding international and local acts, is collaborating with two other major venues in order to bring in some more top-notch artists: on November 4th, both Quincy Jones-mentored artists Alfredo Rodriguez (piano) and Richard Bona (bass) will appear as a duo…
