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News: Music Industry

Register for jazzahead! 2024 in Bremen, Germany

Register for jazzahead! 2024 in Bremen, Germany

Showcase Application Deadline: October 18, 2023 In keeping with the motto “New Horizons” the registration for the 18th edition of jazzahead! at MESSE BREMEN has begun. It also marks the opening for the six-week showcase application period: from now on until 18 October, musicians and bands can apply online on the website for one of the ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Joe Mills (Aver) of Move 78 Decodes Jazz from the Algorithms

Read "Joe Mills (Aver) of Move 78 Decodes Jazz from the Algorithms" reviewed by Lawrence Peryer


Today, the Spotlight shines On Joe Mills, a musician and producer who performs under the name 'Aver' in the Berlin-based band Move 78.Move 78's music sits at the intersection of improvised jazz and programmed hip-hop. Their music is crafted from hours of studio improvisations that have been chopped-up, rearranged, and layered with live instrumentation ...

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Hubl Greiner

Hubl Greiner

is a musical cross-border crosser who willingly leans over the abyss and sometimes even further. In addition to MU 無FRIENDS IN THE GARDEN , THE GUERILLA BOPS , FRAU.BACH , Sequoia Mønstars , HULU PROJECT (with Luigi Archetti) and THE DJ HOERSPIEL ENSEMBLE (with the writer Franz Dobler), he is known as the former head of the German cult band THE BLECH , as well as as a producer of countless acts and projects. He has made a name for himself beyond the borders of Germany as an unconventional, innovative and experimental musician, composer and producer.

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Article: Play This!

Leléka: Ruzha

Read "Leléka: Ruzha" reviewed by Geno Thackara


While this jny: Berlin-based quartet is half steeped in the modern European jazz world, the other half of their sound comes from namesake Viktoria Leléka's roots in Ukrainian folk. The blend can be classy, dramatic, thoughtful, quietly hopeful... or in the case of this little romp, bright as sunrise. Some jaunty rolling piano hooks the ear ...

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News: Recording

Trumpet & Guitars - Elegant And Fantastic Album Release By Gerhard Daum on Tonework Records

Trumpet & Guitars - Elegant And Fantastic Album Release By Gerhard Daum on Tonework Records

Contemporary Jazz is a fascinating collection of seventeen original pieces by German composer and musician Gerhard Daum. A very successful composer of soundtrack music for films and television in both the US and Europe, Daum's music is expressive and often very visual. On this album, Daum performs on trumpet, flugelhorn, and acoustic and electric guitars (not ...

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News: Music Industry

Foss Doll: The New And Fresh Smooth Jazz Sensation from Germany

Foss Doll: The New And Fresh Smooth Jazz Sensation from Germany

With their first self-composed album, the band Foss Doll presents the typical feeling of smooth jazz and refines the songs with a fresh and modern sound. Get It On is the result of an intense creative process in which the musicians combined their love for music with their years of experience in the music industry. Many ...

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Foss Doll

Classy piano sounds, tight DJ and live drum grooves as well as funky bass lines, the casually played saxophone and vocal highlights are the attributes that distinguish the band Foss Doll.

On the highest musical level, the smart band presents a mix of disco, house, pop, jazz and lounge music; giving the pieces an unmistakable, own Foss Doll sound. Danceable or stylishly atmospheric in the background.

Foss Doll is a professional band of internationally experienced, young, dynamic musicians with an amazing musical career. Probably the most impressive highlight was the joint stage performance with the Canadian world star Céline Dion in front of an audience of millions at Germany‘s most important TV and media award - the BAMBI Awards.

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Article: Live Review

Re-Convening The Convention: jazzahead's Bold Comeback Plan

Read "Re-Convening The Convention: jazzahead's Bold Comeback Plan" reviewed by Josef Woodard


A delicate, operational balance between sophistication, jazz cultural advocacy and marketwise boosterism has been in place since the inception of the ambitious adventure known as jazzahead!. One can sense that balance in the convention/showcase festival's very branding, with its title stylized as in coolly lowercase composite word festooned with an emphatic exclamation point, and in the ...

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Article: Festivals Talking

Moers Festival Interviews: Kenny Garrett

Read "Moers Festival Interviews: Kenny Garrett" reviewed by Martin Longley


The release of Kenny Garrett's Sounds From The Ancestors album (Mack Avenue, 2021) has reinvigorated his live performances, as the saxophonist tours heartily with an expanded band that's heavy on the Afro-Latin percussion. In recent times, multi-instrumentalist Garrett has been gigging with this dedicated Sounds From The Ancestors line-up, heavily devoted to the album, but not ...

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Article: Festivals Talking

Moers Festival Interviews: Brandon Seabrook

Read "Moers Festival Interviews: Brandon Seabrook" reviewed by Martin Longley


Brandon Seabrook cultivates a forked assault on the guitar and the banjo, amplifying both of them, and negotiating their strings at high speeds, filling his playing with hyper-detailed improvisations, or constructing complex compositional strategies, frequently referred to as 'riffs.' Seabrook has long been a crucial presence on the New York City scene, whether leading his own ...


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