By ROGER FARBEY | Courtsey of All About Jazz Drummer Asaf Sirkis co-leads this international group along with Polish singer Sywia Bialas (who actually resides in Germany) and two...
By DAN BILAWSKY | Courtsey of All About Jazz Life has a funny way of bringing us back to what we love. Need proof? Just look at Dave Bass. After starting on a musical path in...
By MARK F. TURNER | Courtsey of All About Jazz Saxophonist Donny McCaslin brought a fresh perspective to the acoustic-electronic jazz soundscape with 2012’s Casting for...
By Enrique Alonso Elegance, sensuality and purity define one of the best voices on the current female jazz vocal scene, Laïka Fatien charts a course without breaking the link...
By: Peter Beije One of the best concerts I attended in 2014 was the performance of Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke at Ghent Jazz Festival. The duo gave a thrilling show where the...
By DAN BILAWSKY | Courtesy of ALL ABOUT JAZZ It’s often tempting for musicians to project limitations onto an instrument, but in truth, the instrument rarely deserves...
It took some effort however the album Sonic Halo by saxophonists Tineke Postma and Greg Osby has eventually been released. Record label Challenge Records has been able to bring...
Dot Time Records | D9031 While pianist Phil Markowitz is well known to the European jazz scene his partner in this new venture, Zach Brock, is new to me. With a little research it...
By JACK BOWERS | Courtesy of All About Jazz Millennium Jazz Orchestra: Safety Zone With the release of its eighth album, Safety Zone, the Millennium Jazz Orchestra from the...
Paul Jost | Breaking Through Dot Time Records In the course of my work as a journalist I receive many CD’s for review, some good, some not so good and some exceptional. Paul...
Ann Burton, in the Netherlands known as the antipode of Rita Reys, has been for years one of the leading jazz vocalists in Europe. Where Rita Reys with great panache and...