Michael Brecker’s son Sam is organizing a drive in his local town of Hastings-on-Hudson in New York State, to raise awareness of the need for people to be screened as...
While I receive many submissions for review at Jazz In Europe, I made first contact with Moncho Rios, after hearing a sample track via his YouTube Channel. I was immediately...
In 1952 John Coltrane purchased a house at 1511 33rd street in the Strawberry Mansion area of Philadelphia. Coltrane purchased the house for his family after leaving the U.S.Navy...
Talk about sexy music for intellectuals. New York City’s Sex Mob is celebrating 20 years of their existence dedicated to making sultry experimental jazz. While they are best...
The 2017 nominees for the UK Parliamentary Jazz Awards have just been announced. The Parliamentary Jazz Awards in the United Kingdom are organised by the All Party...
Making a name for yourself as a jazz musician on the European stage these days requires, talent and a great deal of hard work. Of equal importance is to have an effective...
Anna Harwell Celenza’s book “Jazz Italian Style” published by CUP (Cambridge University Press) was published earlier this year and I was hooked. I need to clarify: this is...
Nina Simone is one of the best interpreters in popular music. She wrote over 40 songs, including some of her best such as Mississippi Goddam and Four Women. However throughout her...
After a successful tour of the USA this summer including a headline performances at the Detroit Jazz Festival Ola Onabule returns to Europe for the Internationales Jazzfestival in...
Bassist Christian McBride is a master musician who has appeared on over 300 records. He is easily one of the most accomplished bass players alive, and his resume as a bandleader...
The ease with which she sings, the musicality, the range of her voice, her control and diction. Ella Fitzgerald truly is one of the greatest jazz singers in history. And what sets...
