Mr. Shorter has a body of unique and definitive compositions, sophisticated in melody and harmony, done in the rhythm of jazz. His music has been the centerpiece of three...
Saturday 2nd July @ The Love Supreme Festival Press Tent Erminia Yardley and Carl Hyde attended this years Love Supreme festival for Jazz In Europe DM. Here is the first of her...
Dutch born, Brazilian based vocalist Martie Rikhof recently released her debut CD “Quem Te Viu”. The CD recently appeared on my desk and being a self proclaimed musical snob...
Greg Osby is one of the most remarkable jazzman in the contemporary jazz scene. Not just for his artistic career as one of the greatest musicians during the last two decades, but...
By Marta Ramón @narramona Trumpet player David Pastor has stared in a meteoric walk through the Spanish jazz scene. With a non-stop schedule he has managed to develop an active...
Read Part 1 & Part 2 of the interview here. So, what about the more spiritual side – how does jazz make you feel? I asked. Knoel said, “I feel that jazz is actually the...
Read Part 1 of this interview here. How did you get well known, I asked – when was your ‘break’? Knoel replies, “Jamaica, Queens was a residential middle class community...
By Rob Adams | 1st published by the Herald Scotland. Everyone has heroes. Even musicians who have been said to have found their own voice as a composer or improviser will have...
Ntjam Rosie is an amazing addition to the soul/jazz music scene in the Netherlands and, without doubt, soon the world. With Cameroon as her birth-place and the Netherlands as her...
Deborah J. Carter’s latest album called ‘Diggin’ the Duke!’ was released in Europe last month. From ‘Petite fleur Africaine’ to ‘It don’t mean a thing (if it...
By Marta Ramón | photos by Jan Klupper Eric Ineke is one of the most accomplished drummers in the European jazz scene. Eric Ineke has been working as a professional musician...