I've Got A Woman Part II While Kanye West in his upcoming video for “Touch The Sky” handle turns the story of Evel Knievel Grand Canyon Jump, with the assistance of Pamela Anderson and moved into this stunt in 1972, one is already arrived elsewhere, on the other side. On the flip side of that is the legendary 45s soul and funk greats like Wilson Pickett and the recently deceased Lou Rawls, Jimmy McGriff or, Sam Cooke and Dr. (more…)

London Elektricity At the end of this year's Enjoy Jazz festival in Heidelberg, London Elektricity live drum'n'bass London gave a grand party last night. Mastermind Tony Colman has gathered for the current tour to the new album Power Ballads alongside Andy Waterworth on the bass-voiced Liane Carroll, MC Wrec, The Jungle Drummer and the proven Landslide around. (more…)

Five Corners QuintetIm third Part of this admittedly rather slow progress we will travel next series – at least virtually – to beautiful Skandianvien. The Finns, Swedes, Norwegians and Danes already know how to celebrate and to use its relatively short summer. And considers the nu-jazz scene, then play on the one hand, the Norwegians as Bugge Wesseltoft and his Jazzland-clique, and Nils Petter Molvaer, on the other hand, the Finns around the Five Corners Quintet in the highest league. (more…)

Jaga Jazzist live Thursday evening on the way into the Heidelberg Karlstorbahnhof: Hardly any traffic, the sun sinks slowly to the edges of the Rhine valley, the car radio playing soft music. Suddenly, there before me two jam-packed with five young people, small cars, intro and band sticker on the rear and the sound is turned up full. (more…)