Todd Sickafoose usually plays a musical role in the background. The American bassist, producer and arranger has collaborated on many projects in various genres and styles from jazz, folk, rock to classical music. His talent did not go unnoticed, winning both a Tony and a Grammy Award. As a sideman, Sickafoose played with countless others. […]
Kurt Weill
Fifth Rockit Festival in Groningen
On this very rainy Saturday in November, I ended up at the Rockit Festival at Groningen’s Oosterpoort. The first performance this day came from alto and baritone saxophonist Linda Fredriksson’s surprisingly subtle-sounding Finnish quartet making music based on natural sounds. I hadn’t expected intimate chamber jazz in a hall where people were not able to […]