1967 was the big year of psychedelia. It wasn’t just about LSD, the summer of love, colorful fantasy outfits, sitar...
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This album has a special aura about it. It is one of the last studio recordings made in the USA...
Complex chromaticism and oddball fun: with Jehan Alain, the organ becomes an adventurous instrument. No other composer has brought the...
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that social distancing rules are deadly for jazz. This music thrives on communication among...
In the 1980s, the ole fifties were far enough in the past to become “chic” again. Gentlemen’s hats, shoulder pads,...
Nobody else does what Monika Roscher does. With her 18-piece Munich big band, Monika Roscher builds an original bridge between...
The alto saxophonist Ernie Henry (1926–1957) played with Monk, Mingus, and Gillespie – and he was on the verge of...
Sometimes the best ideas are born out of necessity. When no piano was available on the stage of the jazz...
French composer Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) was an extremely cosmopolitan musician. He was inspired by samba in Rio de Janeiro as...
The Stones had an incredibly productive period in 1969: ideas were flowing continuously – “songs were coming.” Mick Jagger and...