Mark Lambert

Biography
Articles

Ute Lemper: Pirate Jenny

Read "Pirate Jenny" reviewed by Scott Gudell

by Scott Gudell
April 30, 2025

Germany's optimistic yet fragile Weimar Republic period was wedged between two brutal wars during the early 20th century. Extending from 1918 to 1933, it was proudly called the Jazz Age and the Golden Twenties and offered an abundance of free-flowing entertainment choices. It was also a time of inflation, chaos and conflict dominated by economic instability and political extremism. Although German cabaret had its origins at the beginning of the century, its true glory days reigned during those ...

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Album Review

Mark Lambert: Under My Skin

Read "Under My Skin" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose
March 23, 2010

Revisiting classic standards is always somewhat risqué--a challenge, to say the least. Where does the balance between the familiar and the overlooked lie when it comes to repertoire? And how much further can the envelope be pushed without the music being absolutely boorish and unrecognizable? Mark Lambert answers both these questions in spectacular fashion in his remarkable tribute to the jazz standard in Under My Skin by recasting the music in an utterly contemporary and relevant setting, and with a ...