Africa, Africa, again and again. His father, a follower of pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey, had already impressed upon him at a...
He recorded his first song when he was 18—supposedly it was meant to be just a birthday gift for his...
This time around in Vinyl Corner, we’re devoting ourselves entirely to the phenomenon of 45-rpm sound, listening to reissues from...
Ask jazz fans to name the most important jazz musician Germany has produced, and for decades the answer has been...
The Etta James album At Last! is the perfect subject for a stereo versus mono comparison. Singer Etta James landed...
Jazz is indeed a big forest—and it s certainly easy to overlook some momentous trees. Hans Jürgen Schaal points out...
Jon and Dave had hit a rough patch. There were hardly any jobs for them, no record deals, no money....
There’s a recurring figure in jazz history: the young, heroic trumpeter who suffered a tragic death much too early on...
Jazz is like a dense forest where it’s easy to overlook something important. Hans Jürgen Schaal points out a few...
Nobody else does what Monika Roscher does. With her 18-piece Munich big band, Monika Roscher builds an original bridge between...