Mark Lettieri meets the WDR Big Band—fusion, funk, and jazz-rock in full orchestral force. The multiple award-winning guitarist Mark Lettieri, known as the virtuosic sonic architect of the Grammy-winning band Snarky Puppy and the creative force behind his own Mark Lettieri Group, presents a new al ...
It was in Studio 4 of WDR in January 2022 when Simon Oslender first met Steve Gadd during the recording session for the album "Centerstage." Guitarist Bruno Müller was also there.
The chemistry between the musicians was right from the very first time they played together. At the end of the sessio ...
An uncommonly open-minded musical visionary and world music pioneer, Trilok Gurtu once again stands at the confluence of where Indian classical music, Western jazz and funk as well as African, Balkan and Brazilian music meet. Joining him on Mirror, his third release on Jazzline and 22nd overall as a ...
The internationally renowned double bassist and composer Dieter Ilg is releasing his new work “Motherland”. He is supported by the master trumpeter Till Brönner, the German pianist Rainer Böhm and the French drummer Patrice Héral. As the cover suggests, Ilg (with a traditional Black Forest Bo ...
The internationally renowned double bassist and composer Dieter Ilg is releasing his new work “Motherland”. He is supported by the master trumpeter Till Brönner, the German pianist Rainer Böhm and the French drummer Patrice Héral. As the cover suggests, Ilg (with a traditional Black Forest Bo ...
The rising keyboard talent unveils his third album with an all-star lineup: “All That Matters” is out now on CD (digipack, 12-page booklet) and LP (180-gram vinyl, printed inner sleeve) via Leopard.
Simon Oslender is widely regarded as one of the most exciting young stars of the European jazz s ...
New album from Ida Nielsen, known primarily as Prince bassist. On "More Sauce, Please!" the songwriter and bandleader, visibly influenced by her musical background, combines funky beats, slap-bass virtuosity, lively rap and pop earworms with her signature 4-string Sandberg California electric bass i ...
THE MAESTRO & HIS ENSEMBLE
By the 1980’s, Gil Evans orchestra’s repertoire was a distinctive blend of Hendrix tunes, original pieces from band members and the occasional nod to Gil’s earlier recordings. The set at Hamburg includes four songs from the Hendrix book, although just one of the ...
A unique talent with a remarkable voice: Germany s Jazzthing magazine praised her "delicate, wonderfully clear voice with absolutely perfect intonation".
The Munich-based singer, composer and lyricist Alma Naidu is an artist such as one rarely finds.
Renowned drummer and producer Wolfgang H ...
Along with Wolfgang Haffner, Kiel-born Jost Nickel is one of the very few top German tour & session drummers whose name also enjoys an excellent international reputation. He succeeded as a drummer and musical director in the band of Mousse T and played with Sasha, Johannes Oerding, Marla Glen and SE ...
This is a sensation! For the first time, the previously unreleased jazz recordings of the legendary German bandleader Kurt Edelhagen and his orchestra, which were recorded between 1957 and 1974 in the studios of the WDR, are presented here to the inclined audience sound-technically prepared in a 3-C ...
