After my interview request with trumpet player and band leader Wynton Marsalis (1961), I do not expect him to reply immediately. However, a lady from New York is on the phone, saying: “Mister Marsalis will call you back within 15 minutes.” I quickly jot down some questions. The Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra is mainly […]
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Henri and Rachel
Eli Degibri named the title of his ninth album after his parents. The Israeli composer, saxophonist and bandleader portrays on Henri and Rachel his demented mother, his deceased father and his wife Noa. Degibri wrote beautiful new melodies in well-crafted arrangements. Thanks to his tightly playing accompanists they sound exciting. The other musicans are pianist […]
Strong, clear and warm debut album
Julieta Eugenio grew up in Argentina, studied at the conservatory in Buenos Aires and completed her jazz master’s degree in New York City. Despite the fierce competition in the jazz capital of the world, her tenor saxophone playing stood out favourably. Her name had just started buzzing around when jazz clubs had to close down […]
Louis Armstrong paved the way
Fifty years ago, the American trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1901 – 1971), founder of improvised jazz, died. Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926 – 1991) said about his predecessor: “You can’t play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn’t played.” The general public knows Armstrong for songs like ‘What A Wonderful World’ and ‘When […]
Karel Appel was born one hundred years ago
Wherever in the world you walk into a modern art museum, standing face-to-face with a work by Karel Appel (1921- 2006) is always a moment of joy. The paintings and sculptures of the Dutch artist, born in the Amsterdam Dapperstraat one hundred years ago, are vital, explosive, colourful and they are sparkling with life. His […]
The Stravinsky year 2021
The Beethoven year may have largely fallen through, the Stravinsky year will be spared that fate, but nobody will expect any live tributes to the composer who died 50 years ago. Lovers of Igor Stravinsky’s (1882 – 1971) work have to make do with online meetings, radio broadcasts and two compilation boxes that give an […]