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Sunday Blues | Blues Piano Legend Pinetop Perkins plays “Pinetop’s Blues”

Pinetop Perkins ( Joseph William Perkins 1913 – 2011 ) a pioneer and legend of Blues Piano. The oldest person in history to receive a Grammy at age 97. July 7, 1913 –...

Sheila Jordan on Life, Music and Art – Part 2

The featured video was recorded in 1971 by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and features Bobo Stenson – piano, Arild Andersen – bass, John Christensen –...

Sheila Jordan on Life, Music and Art – Part 1

This is part 1 of Lynn René Bayley’s interview with Sheila Jordan. Last week we published her two concerts at the Sunset Sunrise club in Paris. This generated quite a...

Philip Catherine, Selected Works 1974-1982 5CD Box Set | CD Review

Celebrating his 75th Birthday, Warner Music France has released a limited edition 5CD box set of music by guitarist Philip Catherine. Titled “Philip Catherine Selected Works...

Tom Ibarra wins LetterOne ‘Rising Stars’ Jazz Award.

In September this year we announced a new competition titled the LetterOne ‘Rising Stars’ Jazz Award, an initiative by the London based Air Artist Agency and backed by...

Miles Davis | Ascenseur pour l’échafaud remembered.

It was exactly 60 years ago today that Miles Davis entered Le Poste Parisien studio’s in Paris to record the sound track for the 1958 Louis Malle film Ascenseur pour...

Sunday Blues – Charlie Musselwhite – Continental Drifter

Blues harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite continues his musical journey from his birthplace of Mississippi to Memphis to Chicago and on to New York City. (He now lives in...

An interview with bassist Reggie Washington.

Bassist Reggie Washington was a key participant in the Modern Jazz revolution of the 80’s and 90’s. His list of credits include touring, recording and performing with...

A great week for Jazz in Paris.

Sheila Jordan – 1 & 2 December at the Sunset Sunside. The first week in December is a great time for a jazz lover to be in Paris. On the face of it this is rather a...

Berlin based vocalist Lucia Cadotsch takes Speak Low trio to New York

Echo Prize-Winning Jazz Singer Lucia Cadotsch makes her U.S. Debut in January 2018 with her Berlin-based “Speak Low” trio featuring saxophonist Otis Sandsjö and bassist...

2018 Grammy Award Nominees announced.

Yesterday the Recording Academy announced the nominations for the 2018 Grammy Awards. The final round of GRAMMY voting is Dec. 7–21, 2017. The Recording Academy will present the...