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These conversations with Eliza Neals and Colleen Wild shed a profound light on the intricate dance between instinct and artistry - Photos : There is having intuition and then there is trusting your intuition. Creativity always works best when guided by intuition but that can neither be explained nor ignored. In this edition of Gestures, we are exploring intuition, gut feelings, and instincts. Today’s conversations are with two of my favorite guttural singers, Eliza Neals and Colleen Wild. Eliza Neals, the Detroit-born […]

Utrecht Blues Festival 2024 has a beautiful design: Thad Robinson and Toronto Cannon, two American blues artists not often seen in the Netherlands: Photos : The Utrecht Blues Festival has a nice design, not an overloaded program but four top acts with two intermission acts, Roel Spanjers and The Ozdemirs, both of whom performed twice. This year, surprising acts were invited such as Tad Robinson and Toronto Cannon, two American blues artists who were not often seen in the Netherlands, […]

Brad Mehldau's two new albums are After Bach II and Après Fauré: Videos : Brad Mehldau has always drawn from classical music as well as jazz in his pianistic practice, finding in their confluence a persuasive and distinctly personal voice. Today he announced two new solo piano albums that speak to the play of those influences: After Bach II and Après Fauré, both due on Nonesuch Records on May […]

Bobby Rush: A Blues - The King of the Chitlin’ Circuit: Video : If you want a story about perseverance and justice, it doesn’t get better than Bobby Rush. As “The King of the Chitlin’ Circuit”, he was an electric entertainer, a singing and dancing machine. He grinded through night after night at bars and juke joints and small theaters. The Blues Hall of Famer was loved and respected […]

Photos: Cecil Taylor day!!! One of my wishes has been realized. I found love. It was difficult, but I found it: Video : “One of my wishes has been realized. I found love. It was difficult, but I found it. Because when Billy Holiday sang, ‘You don‘t know what love is,’ great singers will tell you… it‘s a partnership. It‘s a sharing.” — Cecil Taylor “Practice, to be studious at the instrument, as well as looking at a […]

Photos: Aretha Franklin day!!! She is one of the giants of Soul music: Video : Aretha Franklin is one of the giants of soul music, and indeed of American pop as a whole. More than any other performer, she epitomized soul at its most gospel-charged. Her astonishing run of late-’60s hits with Atlantic Records—”Respect,” “I Never Loved a Man,” “Chain of Fools,” “Baby I Love You,” “I Say a Little […]

Together 25 years with 10 albums to their credit: Chatham County Line: Bluegrass with Teeth: Video : “The songs can sound like whatever the writer wants it to sound like,” says Dave Wilson of Chatham County Line citing Bob Dylan as an example of an artist who regularly makes wildly eclectic changes to his own compositions. For most of its career Chatham County Line performed original material in the classic bluegrass mold clustered around a single […]

Review: Blue Deal – Can’t Kill Me Twice - 2024 : Germany’s Blue Deal consists of Joe Fischer on keyboards, cigar box guitar, harp and lead vocals. Tom Vela also provides vocals and is the lead guitarist, who acknowledges his influences as Jimi Hendrix and Stevie ray Vaughan. The band is completed by Jurgen Schneckenburger on drums and Martin Burger on bass and vocals. The band’s […]

An interview with Judy Collins: I will always fight for the truth - Photos : With her timeless voice, Judy is the link between the traditionalists that dominated the coffeehouse scene in the mid-60s and today’s Americana artists. GRAMMY-nominated ‘Spellbound,’ an album of all originals, is out now! “I believe in the truth. I will always fight for the truth. I think the propaganda of lies is despicable, and I […]

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Review: Mary Lane and Her West Side Blues Band – Leave Me Alone - 2024 : Once lost to the winds of time, the Blues Gods have resurrected Leave Me Alone by Mary Lane and Her West Side Blues Band (also known as “The No Static Blues Band”) for our listening pleasure. Lane boasts a powerful voice and commanding presence that deserves more recognition and praise. Growing up in the Arkansas […]

Photos: Blazing their own path of musical exploration, Futurebirds have spent their career painting outside the lines of any particular scene: Video : In a world that often demands the categorization of musical tastes, it is refreshing to experience a band that is about the vibe, not the genre. Blazing their own path of musical exploration, Futurebirds have spent their career painting outside the lines of any particular scene. As singer/guitarist Carter King has explained, the band has always been […]

An interview with James Kaplan - on his new book about Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Bill Evans : Veteran writer James Kaplan, author of acclaimed biographies of Frank Sinatra and other figures, has just written a book, 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans and the Lost Empire of Cool, that ties together the stories of those three jazz greats, culminating with the recording of the iconic album Kind of Blue but also […]

Jim Beard, keyboardist who made his mark in jazz-rock, is dead at 63: Photos : Jim Beard, a keyboardist and composer who toured with Steely Dan and played with jazz greats including Wayne Shorter and Pat Metheny, died on March 2 in a New York City hospital. He was 63. Steely Dan shared the news on its official website, without stating a cause. Reports in Billboard, Variety and elsewhere, citing […]

Photos: Robben Ford meets Licks & Brains. Blues, jazz en funk komen samen: Video : In this special collaboration, American guitarist Robben Ford and Dutch big band Licks & Brains share their love for exploring new musical paths, without losing sight of the real feeling and inspiration. They play songs from Robben Ford’s recent solo album Pure, which was arranged by Rolf Delfos, the leader of Licks & Brains, together […]

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An interview with Ada Rovatti: I like the fact that I present myself to the audience in a different format : An interview with Ada Rovatti. By Laura Wulff The joy in your playing has brought joy to so many others, including and especially me. What do you think is its secret? Well thank you ! it really warms my heart to know that I could touch someone and bring them joy. That is the highest […]

Interview with Will Bernard: Music brings us out of our normal day to day thinking : https://jazzbluesnews.com

Photos: Bobby McFerrin day! with a four-octave range and an astonishing musical palette, Bobby finds inspiration in composed music : Whatever Bobby McFerrin does, he breaks the mold – as a composer, arranger, and bandleader… as a conductor of symphony orchestras… and, of course, as a singer and improviser who expands our ideas of what music can be. He is that rare thing: a great entertainer and a groundbreaking artist, showing us that there are […]

Photos: Sonny Boy Williamson day! - nicknamed "King of the Harmonica" by his peers : Sonny Boy Williamson II, nicknamed “King of the Harmonica” by his peers, was one of the most inspiring harp players in blues history. With his passionate yet understated style, his metronome-like timing, and his endlessly inventive technique, he has influenced generations of players, including such virtuosos as Howling Wolf, James Cotton and Junior Wells. Aside […]

Live Review: Bob Dylan - His music is a monumental part of American culture in the 20th and 21st Centuries - Photos : Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour at Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, Florida in March 5, 2024. What can one say about Bob Dylan that has yet to be said? His name is closely associated with the ’60s, the civil rights movement, and traditional folk music. His music is a monumental part of American culture […]

Photos: Ornette Coleman day! - In his search for a sound that expressed reality as he perceived it, Coleman knew he was not alone : Early on in his career, alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman, recorded an album entitled, The Shape of Jazz To Come. It might have seemed like an expression of youthful arrogance – Coleman was 29 at the time – but actually, the title was prophetic. Coleman is the creator of a concept of music called “harmolodic,” a […]

Review: The Soul Jazz Rebels - Iconiq - 2024 : Five years after our first meeting with the French quartet The Soul Jazz Rebels, which happened in connection with the release of its second, self-titled album, I can testify that the quartet has retained its identity – an unchanged and rather original (without bassist) composition: saxophonist Jean Verniere, guitarist Cyril Amourette, organist Hervé Saint-Giron and […]

Review: The Soul Jazz Rebels - Iconiq - 2024 : Five years after our first meeting with the French quartet The Soul Jazz Rebels, which happened in connection with the release of its second, self-titled album, I can testify that the quartet has retained its identity – an unchanged and rather original (without bassist) composition: saxophonist Jean Verniere, guitarist Cyril Amourette, organist Hervé Saint-Giron and […]

Dutch Blues CD Award 2023 for Robbert Duijf : Every year the Dutch Blues Foundation (DBF) presents an Award for the Best Dutch Blues CD. Thirteen Dutch blues acts will register their new CD in 2023. The jury, consisting of presenters of blues radio programs and critics, assessed all CDs on blues content, mix, originality/own sound and general impression. The public could vote digitally […]

Photo album: An unparalleled strong live band then and now. Julian Sas – Groene Engel Oss, March 2, 2024 : It was at the end of 1994 when the young Julian Sas formed his own band. Julian has already spent about 10 years as a member of various bands, as an accompanist for older American blues legends and especially as an up-and-coming guitar talent. In a short time, the Julian Sas Band has built up […]

Photos: Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen 2024: Advance sales for Jazz Week 2024 are in full swing : So if you haven’t secured your tickets yet, you should do so as soon as possible. Unfortunately, the SULLY BAND has canceled their concert as part of the Blues Afternoon. But with D.K. HARRELL there is a more than great replacement. Tickets that have already been purchased remain valid. Young Jazz Prize: The finalists are […]

Photos: Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen 2024: Advance sales for Jazz Week 2024 are in full swing : So if you haven’t secured your tickets yet, you should do so as soon as possible. Unfortunately, the SULLY BAND has canceled their concert as part of the Blues Afternoon. But with D.K. HARRELL there is a more than great replacement. Tickets that have already been purchased remain valid. Young Jazz Prize: The finalists are […]

Photos: Larry Carlton day! - he has a sweet, peaceful personality, and one can hear it in his unique, rhythmic ... : Larry Carlton’s own musical story began in Southern California. He picked up his first guitar when he was only six years old. He was introduced to jazz in junior high school after hearing The Gerald Wilson Big Band album, Moment of Truth, with guitarist Joe Pass. Larry then became interested in Barney Kessel, Wes Montgornery […]

An interview with Walter Trout: I know I’m broken : Walter Trout discusses ‘Broken,’ his new album that will become historically important in the evolution of blues-rock. “I’d hit a wall, and I had to stop thinking about this because it was too much for me.” That’s when blues rocker Walter Trout called on his wife Marie for help in writing the lyrics to the […]

Photos: Ralph Towner day! Musical innovation is no easy feat - He is such an innovator on the modern musical landscape: Video : Musical innovation is no easy feat. It not only requires an innate talent, but also a devotion to the art that is not blinded by the commercial glare of the popular culture. Ralph Towner is such an innovator on the modern musical landscape, his ideas ever fresh, though they span a career of more than […]