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Human First

Human First

Teus Nobel & Liberty Group
2023-04-16
5
Shifting Sands

Shifting Sands

Avishai Cohen
2022-07-04
9
Alma

Alma

Alma Naidu
2022-04-16
4
Into the Night

Into the Night

Jan Lundgren
2022-04-11
2
Repeat

Repeat

Hogo Fogo
2021-10-14
2
The Last Call

The Last Call

Larry Coryell & Philip Catherine
2021-08-01
15
XXXX

XXXX

Wollny - Parisien - Lefebvre - Lillinger
2021-06-01
81
yo-lk

yo-lk

The Flowdown
2021-05-02
8
Odd Wisdom

Odd Wisdom

Diego Pinera
2021-04-12
8
En Casa Limon

En Casa Limon

David Broza
2021-01-24
5
Axiom

Axiom

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
2020-12-21
17
Death of a Tree

Death of a Tree

Michael Dalgas Trio
2020-11-21
3
Hard Bop

Hard Bop

Eric Binder
2020-09-25
15
Peace

Peace

Spirit Fingers
2020-08-11
4
McModal

McModal

Markos Chaidemenos
2020-08-07
7
Tbilisi

Tbilisi

Max Gerl
2020-08-02
6
Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds

Lulu Fall
2020-06-30
7
Angels Around

Angels Around

Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio
2020-05-11
19
It's Getting Strange

It's Getting Strange

Emanuel Casablanca
2020-02-21
6
e.s.t. live in Gothenburg

e.s.t. live in Gothenburg

Esbjörn Svensson Trio
2020-01-05
12
La Cachaca

La Cachaca

Die Parzäros
2020-01-02
3
VII

VII

Ramsey Lewis & Urban Knights
2019-11-17
7
For The Ones

For The Ones

Yelfris Valdes
2019-10-29
6
Listen With Your Eyes

Listen With Your Eyes

The Adam Larson Band
2019-09-11
2
Indigo Blue Live at the Iridium

Indigo Blue Live at the Iridium

Mike Clark
2019-08-02
2
Vol 3

Vol 3

Jonathan Greenstein
2019-07-20
2
Fire Brigade

Fire Brigade

Michael Whalen
2019-05-25
2
4 Wheel Drive

4 Wheel Drive

4 Wheel Drive
2019-03-29
2
Ancestral Recall

Ancestral Recall

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
2019-03-15
6
An Unruly Manifesto

An Unruly Manifesto

James Brandon Lewis
2019-03-05
3
Mo Jodi

Mo Jodi

Delgres
2018-09-27
1
Don't Play With Love

Don't Play With Love

The John L. Nelson Project
2018-05-01
6
Of Light and Shadows

Of Light and Shadows

Hristo Vitchev
2017-12-09
7
Retrorespective

Retrorespective

Throttle Elevator Music
2017-06-15
2
Live at the Blue Whale

Live at the Blue Whale

Mark de Clive-Lowe
2017-05-09
8
Recondita Armonia

Recondita Armonia

Pablo Held Trio
2016-03-12
1
Why?

Why?

Ginger Baker
2014-12-07
10
Jack Bruce: Silver Rails

Jack Bruce: Silver Rails

Jack Bruce
2014-06-15
9
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Read "Play Petrucciani: A Special Tribute for a Special Musician"

Play Petrucciani: A Special Tribute for a Special Musician

Jazzin' Around Europe | 2022-11-23
4
Read "The Optimal Evolution of Amersfoort World Jazz"

The Optimal Evolution of Amersfoort World Jazz

Jazzin' Around Europe | 2022-10-11
3
Read "North Sea Jazz 2022"

North Sea Jazz 2022

Live Review | 2022-07-21
5
Read "In Memoriam: A Song for Boris Neisser"

In Memoriam: A Song for Boris Neisser

Unsung Heroes | 2022-06-04
3
Read "John Zorn Reflektor Series at Elb Philharmonic"

John Zorn Reflektor Series at Elb Philharmonic

Live Review | 2022-05-19
6
Read "Tingvall Trio at eastPLUGGED"

Tingvall Trio at eastPLUGGED

Live Review | 2021-09-15
7
Read "Moers Festival 2021"

Moers Festival 2021

Live Review | 2021-05-26
6
Read "Moers Provides a Festival Blueprint for the Future"

Moers Provides a Festival Blueprint for the Future

Profile | 2021-05-20
10
Read "Land of the Black Squirrels"

Land of the Black Squirrels

Book Excerpts | 2020-04-07
3
Read "Word Against the Machine"

Word Against the Machine

Book Review | 2020-01-26
4
Read "Avishai Cohen Trio at Tonhalle Dusseldorf"

Avishai Cohen Trio at Tonhalle Dusseldorf

Live Review | 2019-12-22
4
Read "Jason Moran and the Bandwagon at Cologne Philharmonie"

Jason Moran and the Bandwagon at Cologne Philharmonie

Live Review | 2019-12-07
4
Read "Shalosh: Onwards and Upwards Indeed"

Shalosh: Onwards and Upwards Indeed

Catching Up With | 2019-08-23
6
Read "Sena Jazz Laureates at Amersfoort Jazz 2019"

Sena Jazz Laureates at Amersfoort Jazz 2019

Live Review | 2019-08-05
1
Read "Tony Allen, Jeff Mills and Jean Philippe Dary at Cologne Philharmonie"

Tony Allen, Jeff Mills and Jean Philippe Dary at Cologne...

Live Review | 2019-05-30
3
Read "Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science at Cologne Philharmonic"

Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science at Cologne Philharmonic

Live Review | 2019-02-12
6
Read "North Sea Jazz 2018"

North Sea Jazz 2018

Live Review | 2018-09-03
5
Read "Jamie Cullum and Joss Stone at Stuttgart Jazz Open 2018"

Jamie Cullum and Joss Stone at Stuttgart Jazz Open 2018

Live Review | 2018-07-22
5
Read "James Blood Ulmer and the Thing at Bochum Art Museum"

James Blood Ulmer and the Thing at Bochum Art Museum

Live Review | 2018-04-17
7
Read "Sean Noonan: Not Simply Beating a Dead Horse Drum"

Sean Noonan: Not Simply Beating a Dead Horse Drum

Catching Up With | 2018-01-12
3
Read "Pat Metheny at Cologne Philharmonic"

Pat Metheny at Cologne Philharmonic

Live Review | 2017-11-08
7
Read "Jan Zehrfeld: Heavy Jazz"

Jan Zehrfeld: Heavy Jazz

Catching Up With | 2017-08-27
6
Read "Moers Festival 2017"

Moers Festival 2017

Live Review | 2017-07-08
4
Read "Beth Hart at the Historic Wuppertal Statehouse"

Beth Hart at the Historic Wuppertal Statehouse

Live Review | 2017-06-09
4
Read "WDR Jazzfest 2017"

WDR Jazzfest 2017

Jazzin' Around Europe | 2017-04-08
8
Read "Christian Lillinger’s Grund at Cologne Philharmonic"

Christian Lillinger’s Grund at Cologne Philharmonic

Live Review | 2017-03-25
4
Read "Montreux Jazz Workshops: A Fine, Free Forum"

Montreux Jazz Workshops: A Fine, Free Forum

What is Jazz? | 2016-07-12
3
Read "Dusseldorf Rally: Jazz's Best Kept Secret?"

Dusseldorf Rally: Jazz's Best Kept Secret?

Highly Opinionated | 2016-05-16
4
Read "WDR Jazz Fest 2016"

WDR Jazz Fest 2016

Live Review | 2016-03-08
7
Read "Ginger Baker's Jazz Confusion in Bergheim"

Ginger Baker's Jazz Confusion in Bergheim

Live Review | 2015-12-01
9
Read "Montreux Jazz Journal 2015: Lenny Kravitz Enlists a Sweet Swiss Army"

Montreux Jazz Journal 2015: Lenny Kravitz Enlists a Sweet Swiss...

Live Review | 2015-08-03
9
Read "Festival Jazz International Promotes Rotterdam Renaissance"

Festival Jazz International Promotes Rotterdam Renaissance

Jazzin' Around Europe | 2014-12-21
9
Read "Saskia Laroo Band at Cotton Club"

Saskia Laroo Band at Cotton Club

Live Review | 2014-11-18
10
Read "Jeff Beck in Cologne"

Jeff Beck in Cologne

Live Review | 2014-07-12
5
Read "Ron Carter Golden Striker Trio at Jazzfest Gronau 2014"

Ron Carter Golden Striker Trio at Jazzfest Gronau 2014

Live Review | 2014-05-15
13
Read "Wayne Shorter Quartet at Philharmonie Essen"

Wayne Shorter Quartet at Philharmonie Essen

Live Review | 2013-11-22
10
Read "Anna Maria Jopek at Jazzy Tiel"

Anna Maria Jopek at Jazzy Tiel

Live Review | 2013-11-14
5
Read "Jazz on a Summer's Day 2013"

Jazz on a Summer's Day 2013

Live Review | 2013-08-16
6
Read "James Chance and Les Contortions: Cologne, Germany, Germany, February 28. 2013"

James Chance and Les Contortions: Cologne, Germany, Germany,...

Live Review | 2013-04-13
6
Read "Lou Reed: Bonn, Germany, June 29, 2012"

Lou Reed: Bonn, Germany, June 29, 2012

Live Review | 2012-07-28
4
Read "Montreux Jazz Festival: Montreux, Switzerland, July 3-5, 2011"

Montreux Jazz Festival: Montreux, Switzerland, July 3-5, 2011

Live Review | 2011-08-10
239
Read "Gerald Clayton Trio: Cologne, Germany, May 15, 2011"

Gerald Clayton Trio: Cologne, Germany, May 15, 2011

Live Review | 2011-06-05
132
Read "LZ-'75: The Lost Chronicles of Led Zeppelin's 1975 American Tour"

LZ-'75: The Lost Chronicles of Led Zeppelin's 1975 American Tour

Book Review | 2011-05-21
305
Read "Rebekka Bakken: Dusseldorf, Germany, March 17, 2011"

Rebekka Bakken: Dusseldorf, Germany, March 17, 2011

Live Review | 2011-04-09
344
Read "Life"

Life

Book Review | 2011-01-29
872
Read "Montreux Jazz Festival 2010: Grand Geneva Finales"

Montreux Jazz Festival 2010: Grand Geneva Finales

Live Review | 2010-08-12
1,353
Read "Jazzkaar Journal: Dianne Reeves, George Duke and Tallinn Shine"

Jazzkaar Journal: Dianne Reeves, George Duke and Tallinn Shine

Live Review | 2010-05-26
1,180
Read "Bozzio, Holdsworth, Levin, Mastelotto: Amped In Amsterdam"

Bozzio, Holdsworth, Levin, Mastelotto: Amped In Amsterdam

Live Review | 2010-04-27
833
Read "Dee Dee Bridgewater Brings Lady Day to Dusseldorf"

Dee Dee Bridgewater Brings Lady Day to Dusseldorf

Live Review | 2010-04-16
753
Read "Pat Metheny Orchestrion Tour: Soaring in the Netherlands"

Pat Metheny Orchestrion Tour: Soaring in the Netherlands

Live Review | 2010-02-15
735


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Read "North Sea Jazz 2018"

North Sea Jazz 2018

Live Review | 2018-09-03
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Read "Jan Zehrfeld: Heavy Jazz"

Jan Zehrfeld: Heavy Jazz

Catching Up With | 2017-08-27
6
Read "WDR Jazzfest 2017"

WDR Jazzfest 2017

Jazzin' Around Europe | 2017-04-08
8
Read "Dusseldorf Rally: Jazz's Best Kept Secret?"

Dusseldorf Rally: Jazz's Best Kept Secret?

Highly Opinionated | 2016-05-16
4
Read "Festival Jazz International Promotes Rotterdam Renaissance"

Festival Jazz International Promotes Rotterdam Renaissance

Jazzin' Around Europe | 2014-12-21
9
Read "Montreux Jazz Festival 2010: Grand Geneva Finales"

Montreux Jazz Festival 2010: Grand Geneva Finales

Live Review | 2010-08-12
1,353
Read "Pat Metheny at Cologne Philharmonic"

Pat Metheny at Cologne Philharmonic

Live Review | 2017-11-08
7
Read "Jamie Cullum and Joss Stone at Stuttgart Jazz Open 2018"

Jamie Cullum and Joss Stone at Stuttgart Jazz Open 2018

Live Review | 2018-07-22
5
Read "Montreux Jazz Festival: Montreux, Switzerland, July 3-5, 2011"

Montreux Jazz Festival: Montreux, Switzerland, July 3-5, 2011

Live Review | 2011-08-10
239
Read "Jack Bruce: Silver Rails"

Jack Bruce: Jack Bruce: Silver Rails

Extended Analysis | 2014-06-15
9
Read "Sean Noonan: Not Simply Beating a Dead Horse Drum"

Sean Noonan: Not Simply Beating a Dead Horse Drum

Catching Up With | 2018-01-12
3
Read "XXXX"

Wollny - Parisien - Lefebvre - Lillinger: XXXX

Album Review | 2021-06-01
81
Read "Life"

Life

Book Review | 2011-01-29
872
Read "Ulita Knaus and Julian Lage Aim for the Heights in Dusseldorf, Germany"

Ulita Knaus and Julian Lage Aim for the Heights in Dusseldorf, Germany

Live Review | 2010-02-11
1,017
Read "LZ-'75: The Lost Chronicles of Led Zeppelin's 1975 American Tour"

LZ-'75: The Lost Chronicles of Led Zeppelin's 1975 American Tour

Book Review | 2011-05-21
305
Read "Lou Reed: Bonn, Germany, June 29, 2012"

Lou Reed: Bonn, Germany, June 29, 2012

Live Review | 2012-07-28
4
Read "James Blood Ulmer and the Thing at Bochum Art Museum"

James Blood Ulmer and the Thing at Bochum Art Museum

Live Review | 2018-04-17
7
Read "Jazzkaar Journal: Dianne Reeves, George Duke and Tallinn Shine"

Jazzkaar Journal: Dianne Reeves, George Duke and Tallinn Shine

Live Review | 2010-05-26
1,180
Read "Why?"

Ginger Baker: Why?

Album Review | 2014-12-07
10
Read "2009 Montreux Jazz Festival : Chickenfoot, Dave Matthews Band, Steely Dan"

2009 Montreux Jazz Festival : Chickenfoot, Dave Matthews Band, Steely Dan

Live Review | 2009-07-15
800
Read "Of Light and Shadows"

Hristo Vitchev: Of Light and Shadows

Album Review | 2017-12-09
7
Read "Pat Metheny Orchestrion Tour: Soaring in the Netherlands"

Pat Metheny Orchestrion Tour: Soaring in the Netherlands

Live Review | 2010-02-15
735
Read "Bozzio, Holdsworth, Levin, Mastelotto: Amped In Amsterdam"

Bozzio, Holdsworth, Levin, Mastelotto: Amped In Amsterdam

Live Review | 2010-04-27
833
Read "Sena Jazz Laureates at Amersfoort Jazz 2019"

Sena Jazz Laureates at Amersfoort Jazz 2019

Live Review | 2019-08-05
1
Read "Angels Around"

Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio: Angels Around

Album Review | 2020-05-11
19
Read "Dee Dee Bridgewater Brings Lady Day to Dusseldorf"

Dee Dee Bridgewater Brings Lady Day to Dusseldorf

Live Review | 2010-04-16
753
Read "Don't Play With Love"

The John L. Nelson Project: Don't Play With Love

Album Review | 2018-05-01
6
Read "Jazz on a Summer's Day 2013"

Jazz on a Summer's Day 2013

Live Review | 2013-08-16
6
Read "Ancestral Recall"

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: Ancestral Recall

Album Review | 2019-03-15
6
Read "Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, and Lenny White: Forever Fine in Dusseldorf"

Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, and Lenny White: Forever Fine in Dusseldorf

Live Review | 2009-11-24
550
Read "Moers Festival 2017"

Moers Festival 2017

Live Review | 2017-07-08
4
Read "Shalosh: Onwards and Upwards Indeed"

Shalosh: Onwards and Upwards Indeed

Catching Up With | 2019-08-23
6
Read "Rebekka Bakken: Dusseldorf, Germany, March 17, 2011"

Rebekka Bakken: Dusseldorf, Germany, March 17, 2011

Live Review | 2011-04-09
344
Read "Bill Bruford: The Summerfold and Winterfold Collections"

Bill Bruford: The Summerfold and Winterfold Collections

Multiple Reviews | 2009-06-16
487
Read "4 Wheel Drive"

4 Wheel Drive: 4 Wheel Drive

Album Review | 2019-03-29
2
Read "Montreux Jazz 2009 Festival Journal"

Montreux Jazz 2009 Festival Journal

Live Review | 2009-10-10
698
Read "Retrorespective"

Throttle Elevator Music: Retrorespective

Album Review | 2017-06-15
2
Read "WDR Jazz Fest 2016"

WDR Jazz Fest 2016

Live Review | 2016-03-08
7
Read "Gerald Clayton Trio: Cologne, Germany, May 15, 2011"

Gerald Clayton Trio: Cologne, Germany, May 15, 2011

Live Review | 2011-06-05
132
Read "Ron Carter Golden Striker Trio at Jazzfest Gronau 2014"

Ron Carter Golden Striker Trio at Jazzfest Gronau 2014

Live Review | 2014-05-15
13
Read "An Unruly Manifesto"

James Brandon Lewis: An Unruly Manifesto

Album Review | 2019-03-05
3
Read "Tony Allen, Jeff Mills and Jean Philippe Dary at Cologne Philharmonie"

Tony Allen, Jeff Mills and Jean Philippe Dary at Cologne Philharmonie

Live Review | 2019-05-30
3
Read "Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science at Cologne Philharmonic"

Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science at Cologne Philharmonic

Live Review | 2019-02-12
6
Read "Under Seven Moons: Bruce, Trower & Husband in Cologne, Germany Feb. 26, 2009"

Under Seven Moons: Bruce, Trower & Husband in Cologne, Germany Feb. 26, 2009

Live Review | 2009-03-10
374
Read "Axiom"

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: Axiom

Album Review | 2020-12-21
17
Read "Montreux Jazz Journal 2015: Lenny Kravitz Enlists a Sweet Swiss Army"

Montreux Jazz Journal 2015: Lenny Kravitz Enlists a Sweet Swiss Army

Live Review | 2015-08-03
9
Read "Anna Maria Jopek at Jazzy Tiel"

Anna Maria Jopek at Jazzy Tiel

Live Review | 2013-11-14
5
Read "Wayne Shorter Quartet at Philharmonie Essen"

Wayne Shorter Quartet at Philharmonie Essen

Live Review | 2013-11-22
10
Read "Indigo Blue Live at the Iridium"

Mike Clark: Indigo Blue Live at the Iridium

Album Review | 2019-08-02
2
Read "James Chance and Les Contortions: Cologne, Germany, Germany, February 28. 2013"

James Chance and Les Contortions: Cologne, Germany, Germany, February 28. 2013

Live Review | 2013-04-13
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