The world of jazz (and music) journalism is a competitive struggle at times, particularly for women looking to break the mould and find a name for themselves in a historically...
With a new album coming out soon, it is time to shine a well overdue light on the brilliant Italian Jazz singer, improviser, composer and psychologist Diana Torti. Singing and...
British jazz from polar opposite sides of the spectrum are among the headliners for this year’s Colours of Ostrava International Music Festival in the Czech Republic, with other...
Celebrated singer and trombonist Ray Greene presents his upcoming album, Stay, on April 22 at De Duif in Amsterdam. Greene, best known for his work with Tower of Power and as lead...
Last week, we published the first two reviews in my new series the “Review Round-up”. Each month in this series, I’ll be doing number of short and to the point reviews...
Most jazz fans over the age of 50 should remember the Original Jazz Classics series that re-issued the great recordings from labels such as Prestige, Galaxy, Milestone, Riverside,...
SAMBA MEETS JAZZ - WORKSHOPS Ghent, Belgium, April 17 to 21, 2023
The Samba Meets Jazz Workshops, directed by Brazilian-born, multi-Grammy Nominee Nilson Matta (bassist for, Trio da Paz and Luis Bonfa) will be returning to Europe this April for the first time after the pandemic. Following the success of previous years workshops in Europe. The coming workshops will take place in the Belgium city of Ghent from April 17 to 21 at Paulushuis and once again will be under the direction of bassist Nilson Matta.
Rickie Lee Jones. Songwriter. Storyteller. Trailblazer. Legend. Rickie Lee Jones has been my musical companion almost my whole life. I was first introduced to her music when I was child. I would sneak downstairs into my older...
BMG & The Montreux Jazz Festival recently announced the release of Paco De Lucía: The Montreux Years. Released on the 24th of February this year, the latest instalment in the...
Jazz vocalist Paul Jost has been making waves lately on the New York scene performing at many of the cities best known venues. Known as a consummate storyteller, Paul is highly regarded for...
This weeks featured video presents the title track from vocalist Sara Gazarek’s latest EP “Vanity”. Following her successful release “Thirsty Ghost” in 2019...
It’s no secret that our online life is dominated by algorithms and while there is a lot of criticism about this every now and then uncle Google throws’ you a gem. Yesterday...
In August of 2019 the debut album by Baltimore-based pianist Joshua Espinoza arrived on my desk. The album featured a unique take on a rather eclectic range of covers and standards and...
The date was 20th of January 2020 and Fay Claassen, together with 30 of the Netherlands top musicians, took to the stage at Rotterdam’s Lantaren Venster to present Fay’s latest...
JAZZFUEL. TIPS & RESOURCES FOR PROFESSIONAL JAZZ MUSICIANS AND SERIOUS JAZZ FANS
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Last week, we published the first two reviews in my new series the “Review Round-up”. Each month in this series, I’ll be doing number of short and to the point reviews...
Yesterday, we published the first review in my new series the “Review Round-up”. Each month in this series, I’ll be doing number of short and to the point reviews of ...
First of all, it’s great to be back at Jazz In Europe. This month I’ve seen a number of great releases hit my desk. These albums have either recently been released or...
The latest album from guitarist Herve Samb titled “Jolof” was released today via Euleuk Vision Records. With the release of Jolof, his sixth album as a leader, Samb showcases...
British Jazz singer-songwriter, pianist & accordionist, Jonny Kerry recently embarked on a collaboration with fellow Accordion and bandoneon virtuoso, Richard Galliano and...
“Nighttrain” is the latest project from German based guitarist Frank Kaiser. Having led many projects over his long career, this new project under the apt title “Kaisers New...
Dutch composer, producer and keyboard player Edgar van Asselt released his latest album “The Gentle Insult” last Friday. Featuring Jeroen Vierdag on bass and Jorge Rossy on...
Co-led by the Danish guitarist Jakob Bro and US saxophonist Joe Lovano, Once Around the Room is a deeply felt and original homage to a common inspiration and beloved colleague –...
Having explored the world of larger ensemble writing and performance with the acclaimed Anat Cohen Tentet, with her latest offering “Quartetinho”, released last week on her...
MATTHIÄS SCHWENGLER - SOULCRANE & STRINGS New Album Now Available
Soulcrane & Strings is the latest album by Cologne based trumpet player Matthias Schwengler and follows his 2020 release “Another Step We Take”. Released on the German jazz label Mons Records, Soulcrane & Strings, as the name suggests, adds a string quintet to the bands standard line-up of trumpet, saxophone, guitar and bass.