One of the best phrases that I’ve came across is “when we overthink things, is where we start derailing” and it’s an extract from a short YouTube video of American...
Talking about women in the music industry, a dear friend of mine recently shared with me the concept of having to see a woman in action with certain instruments – usually...
At the risk of repeating myself, there’s nothing more exciting for me than a jazz musician that pushes the edges of genre and style in order to truthfully express...
The combination of music and images has been a powerful one for many many years. Plenty of painters and photographers have crafted their work, galvanised by music, such as Wassily...
Since Sun Ra landed on Planet Earth, more and more jazz artists brought their love for space and sci-fi themes into their compositions, enriching them with new explorative sounds...
As an eclectic artist and listener, I get always very enthusiastic when I come across new music whose genre I can’t define. In particular, I get very excited when I...
During COVID Lockdowns, one of the ways that musicians came up with to carry on playing music for an audience was live-streamed concerts. Having to play for a silent public...
When I first met London-based singer, composer and improviser Maddalena Ghezzi, I was fascinated about the many eclectic interests that inspire her and that converge in her art. I...