Artists

Ola Onabule | Interview

Interview by: Becca Horne A very famous man once said, “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” Ola Onabule...

Interview with Massimiliano Rolff

By: Marta Ramon Bass player Massimiliano Rolff is one of the most active jazz musicians in Italy, both in the creative but also in the educational field. Rolff has built a...

Sharp Sounds and Dirty Quotes from Tomasz Stańko

Sex, drugs and jazz: here is the life of an eccentrically-clothed desperado and his iconic albums and near-death experiences, split between New York and Europe, flirting with pop...

Bert van den Brink: Magician with sound.

By: Peter Beije | Photo courtesy of the artist Dutchman Bert van den Brink (1958) was born blind. When he was five years old he had his first piano lessons. In 1976 Bert started...

Dot Time Records announces the signing of UK based guitarist Maciek Pysz.

Dot Time Records today announced the signing of guitarist Maciek Pysz. Originally from Poland, Maciek moved to London in 2003 and quickly established himself in the London jazz...

SNJO swings towards its 20th anniversary

By: Rob Adams When Kurt Elling sings with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra in May, he’ll be celebrating not only the centenary of Frank Sinatra and the twentieth anniversary...

Raul Midón | A Chat with Becca Horne

Interview by: Becca Horne Trying to write something that hasn’t already been written about Raul Midón is challenging. He has been featured frequently in: The New York Times,...

Tom Green | Musician on a mission

By: Rob Adams | Photos: Courtesy of the Artist. Tom Green is a musician on a mission. The twenty-something London-based trombonist and bandleader feels that his chosen instruments...

Duane Eubanks | Things of that Particular Nature

Article by: Becca Horne | Photo’s courtesy of Duane Eubanks Jazz legend Charles Mingus once said, “In my music, I’m trying to play the truth of what I am. The reason...

Chopin Lives On! | Outstanding Polish Jazz Pianists – Part 2

By:  Wojciech Oleksiak | Coutsey of: Culture.pl  Read Part 1 of this article here Marcin Wasilewski His career is inextricably linked with the Simple Acoustic Trio (now known...

Chopin Lives On! | Outstanding Polish Jazz Pianists – Part 3

By:  Wojciech Oleksiak | Coutsey of: Culture.pl  Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this article. Fearless and perfectly-educated youngsters ready to blow this world out and take over...