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Rickie Lee Jones: Balm in Gilead
by Gina Vodegel
If a musical career spans a period of thirty years, there's bound to be ups and downs along the way. Rickie Lee Jones has always insisted on making her own choices, sometimes baffling her critics with yet another puzzle to work out. Here the Duchess of Coolsville combines her multiple talents as an artist, songwriter and ...
Evan Christopher: Django a la Creole
by Gina Vodegel
For clarinetist Evan Christopher, Django a la Creole is the result of a forced journey from his home in New Orleans. In what might be seen as a positive aftermath of the Katrina disaster in 2005, Christopher temporarily relocated to Paris, focusing his actions on raising awareness for the musical culture that had put New Orleans ...
Bart Oostindie: Welcome To The Costume Ball
by Gina Vodegel
He's one of the most promising Dutch singer/songwriters, at least that's how multi-instrumentalist Bart Oostindie is presented in the Dutch media. Like his friend and colleague Skinnie Jones, with whom he collaborated on the captivating My Heart Beats On The Moon (REMusic, 2008), Oostindie's strength got built up from performing live. As a street musician he ...
Skinnie: My Heart Beats On The Moon
by Gina Vodegel
For Dutch musicians it's often tough to find recognition within the borders of their own country, especially if their style is beyond mainstream commercial muzak. It's even tougher if you're from the south and not relocating to either Amsterdam or Hilversum to “work the scenes," as they say. Despite all that, guitarist/songwriter Skinnie Jones and his ...
Peter Hertmans 4tet: Cadences
by Gina Vodegel
Discovering a 'new' artist or a musician unknown is always a treat. Guitarist Peter Hertmans from Belgium is one who won't disappoint, even though his music may not have reached as many listeners as it deserves. Yet the music on Cadences is the result of two years of playing with his quartet, as Hertmans explains on ...
Walter Becker: Circus Money Outtakes
by Gina Vodegel
It's been years since his first album, 11 Tracks of Whack (Giant Records/WEA, 1994) was released and his fans have been awaiting the new Walter Becker album eagerly. Founder/composer/bassist of the legendary Steely Dan is finally surfacing with Circus Money (5 Over 12/Mailboat Records, 2008) that is anticipated to sell in stores starting June 10. Both ...
Saskia Laroo: Lady Miles
by Gina Vodegel
A new album will hit the streets on March 15. Her name garners respect and admiration. Trumpeter Saskia Laroo, also referred to as a trumpet stylist, has been performing more than three decades on various stages across the globe. We had agreed on an interview for AAJ in 2006, but somehow timetables didn't match up. A ...
Jodymoon: Never Gonna Find It In Another Story
by Gina Vodegel
Dutch vocalist Digna Janssen and guitarist Johan Smeets (Jodymoon) won an important award in December 2007 at the annual “Grote Prijs van Nederland" contest for popular music. They came in second after jazzy singer-songwriter Leine from Amsterdam, but won the Kink FM Public Award with an overwhelming majority of votes. Janssen and Smeets are both trained ...
Mark Sholtez: True to Himself
by Gina Vodegel
It's been more than a year now since Mark Sholtez's debut album Real Street (Verve, 2006) was released. Exciting things have happened since, mainly in his home country of Australia. Real Street celebrated ten weeks in a row at the number one position on the Jazz and Blues Album Charts, and was also nominated for the ...
Nostalgia77: Everything Under The Sun
by Gina Vodegel
For British guitarist/songwriter Ben Lamdin his Nostalgia 77 projects are all about swinging cosmic music. On Everything Under The Sun it's primary rhythm and sounds keeping the listener captive and pleasantly sedated, from the first track on. “Wildflower" bursts open into an immediate mesmerizing beat, tastefully hurled by drummer Graham Fox who is soon joined by ...
