British guitarist Patrick Naylor will release his new album titled “Winter Dream” on March the first. Having had access to a pre-release copy I was inspired to put my...
Between 1990 and 2005 the Jazzpar Awards, founded by trumpeter Arnvid Meyer were a staple of the Danish jazz scene. Each year the international jury, mostly comprised of the...
OK, so it’s time to come out of the closet and tell the world that I like creative vocal jazz. I’m also quite partial to Scandinavian music so when this album hit my...
Swiss based guitarist Dimitri Howald released his latest album with his Ilja project titled “Spiritual Cycle” late in 2020. Most people would not believe the volume of...
Collecting Things is the latest release from California based guitarist Mike Scott and forms his third release as a leader and follows Fallen Peach (2011) and Good Place To Be...
To Dutch and German Jazz aficionados Fay Claassen needs no introduction. Born in Nijmegen Fay is without doubt one of the Netherlands best know jazz vocalists and recipient of...
Tomorrow night (4 December) at 8:30pm (CET) the second edition of the “For the LOVE of E.A.R.s” streaming series goes live. In this edition Dutch vocalist Fay Claassen...
It’s clear that over the last few years that there has been a trend in the music business to claw back some of the warmth and nostalgia of the analogue world. This among...
Since the outbreak of the COVID pandemic GMF, short for Global Music Foundation, has hosted more than 130 virtual events and live stream concerts featuring some of the finest...
Every now and then a mail drops into my inbox that just peeks your attention. This was the case last week when Paul Murphy from Jazz Room Records mailed this item through. Back in...
On first glance at Kurt’s biography, it would appear that his career has been a featherbed ride. One that has seen him garner almost all of the industry’s most prestigious...
