This second release shows off Kevin Figes’ distinctive compositions, blending jazz, the more relaxed side of prog-rock, and other influences. It features his quartet of top-drawer West Country players, in tandem with the the always-appealing voice of Brigitte Beraha. It’s the [...]
American bassist John Goldsby, resident in Cologne since 1994, has just released, Swim for Your Life, his fourth duo album with pianist Billy Test. Both current members of the WDR Big Band they explore an intimate shared single voice on [...]
This week’s edition of Mondays with Morgan is an interview between jazz journalist Morgan Enos and the superlative trumpeter and composer Jim Rotondi. His new album, Finesse, was released on 9 February. Jim Rotondi defines the word ‘finesse’ as “attention [...]
Ada Rovatti started playing saxophone in high school after years of classical piano training. Originally from Italy, she attended Berklee College of Music in Boston where she studied with Joe Viola, George Garzone and Fred Lipsius. She kept ties with [...]
