Featured Interviews

Artist Feature: Claire Martin, The Swedish Connection

Claire Martin stands as a distinguished figure in the realm of British jazz, earning critical acclaim and solidifying her position as a prominent artist on the UK jazz scene. Over...

Featured Interview: The Bliss Quintet.

Last year during Jazzahead! Club Night, a young Norwegian ensemble caught my attention during the club night – “The Bliss Quintet.” Originally, I hadn’t...

Interview: Peter Braunholz – A round trip in creativity.

German label Mons Records recently released a series of “Smooth Jazz” singles and albums under the project names Groovaz and Brownie. While Smooth Jazz has long been a...

Awakening: A Conversation with Vocalist Mirna Bogdanovic

Berlin, a city known for its rich musical tapestry, has nurtured diverse talents that continue to push the boundaries of jazz artistry. Among these is the Bosnian-Slovenian Mirna...

Interview: Roberto Pistolesi

Recently we reviewed the debut album as a leader album from drummer Roberto Pistolesi, titled “Open Lands and Moving People”. This album not only drew the attention of Jan...

Willard Jenkins: Ain’t But A Few of Us

Willard Jenkins biography describes him as ‘consultant, arts administrator, artistic director, writer, journalist, broadcaster, educator and oral historian’. This doesn’t...

Rickie Lee Jones: In the Company of a Duchess

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...

Nilson Matta – Samba Meets Jazz and more.

Recently we published a news item alerting our readers that in April this year, the Samba Meets Jazz Workshops, directed by Brazilian-born, Nilson Matta (bassist for, Trio da Paz,...

Tracye Eileen – Hitting the Spot

Recently we featured the new album by Chicago based vocalist Tracye Eileen titled “You Hit The Spot” on our new release Spotify playlist and the tracks we featured...

Interview: Franziska Loos, talking about our generation

German vocalist, Franziska Loos released her debut album “Generation Anything” earlier this year on the German label Mons Records. With the end of 2022 approaching, I...

Interview: Guido May, it’s about the flow!

On the 14th of October this year German based drummer Guido May released his first album as a leader titled “Flow”. For those unfamiliar with Guido, he is one of...