In these times of a sometimes hopeless horizon for musicians due to the more-or-less cultural shutdown for live performances in clubs and concert halls, a revival of prescient...
Today sees the release of Dutch bassist Nick Kerkhoff’s first digital single from his up-coming debut album titled ‘Here and Now’. The full album will be...
Pianist and composer Yoonmi Choi is no stranger to the stage, and certainly not to pioneering her unique creative voice. Having performed at at over 300 venues in Europe, playing...
If my memory serves me, well it was around 2005 that I was having lunch with Joe Diorio in a restaurant in Pasadena, California. I went to visit him for his Birthday and later...
During my own musical journey as a jazz guitarist I once had the luck to meet my absolute hero Wayne Shorter. The meeting happened back stage just prior to his last concert at...
To mark his 50th birthday, French alto saxophone player, Pierrick Pédron entered the studio to record not one, but two albums. The first album titled “Fifty/Fifty New York...
Last night, at a largely digital ceremony, the winners of the 63rd annual Grammy Awards were announced. Below you’ll find a list of the albums nominated in the jazz...
Slovakian born drummer Marek Dorcik is swiftly gaining a reputation as a sought after professional drummer on the international jazz scene, working with some of the UK’s...
Glasgow-based saxophonist Matt Carmichael releases his first album, Where Will the River Flow on Friday, March 12, 2021. The BBC Young Jazz Musician 2020 finalist, who is due to...
Fadenschlag is the new album from Swiss based guitarist Mareille Merck. As an active member of the Swiss jazz scene Mareille has shared the stage with famous musicians like John...