I rarely go purposefully about buying records. Routinely, I let the look of the cover bait me into the purchase....
Sometimes the best ideas are born out of necessity. When no piano was available on the stage of the jazz...
This album has a special aura about it. It is one of the last studio recordings made in the USA...
The Sam Records label brings French-American jazz history back to life. If we vinyl nerds are being completely honest, we...
Nobody else does what Monika Roscher does. With her 18-piece Munich big band, Monika Roscher builds an original bridge between...
French composer Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) was an extremely cosmopolitan musician. He was inspired by samba in Rio de Janeiro as...
The alto saxophonist Ernie Henry (1926–1957) played with Monk, Mingus, and Gillespie – and he was on the verge of...
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that social distancing rules are deadly for jazz. This music thrives on communication among...
Crystal clear recordings in magical sonic beauty – that’s the headline to the production and indeed. The incredible clarity of...
The voice? Beyond jaw-dropping! Do you know the feeling when everything “falls into place” right from the first note? “Cool”...