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An interview with Daniel Lantz, keyboardist for Swedish jazz-funk band Beat Funktion
As the keyboardist of the jazz-funk outfit Beat Funktion, Daniel Lantz is at the center of a disco maelstrom. Taken as a whole instead of the sum of its parts, Beat Funktion is a fireball of pop smarts, a living, breathing groove machine that grinds together the sweat-drenched vintage R&B of James Brown with the sexy ...
East Coast pianist Betty Liste interprets timeless masterworks of Cole Porter, Miles Davis, and others on second album
Pianist Betty Liste continues her explorations of American pop standards with her second album, Jazz Ventures (Pure Communications). Liste interprets the timeless masterworks of Cole Porter, Miles Davis, and Antonio Carlos Jobim, among others, with youthful exuberance, emotional depth, and impressive skill. Liste's selection of covers reveals the dazzling range of her playing, from the percolating ...
Harmonious duo of Brulée delivers a twist on jazz in sparkling debut album
Her voice is a crystalline beauty, as emotionally fragile as Karen Carpenter and silky smooth like velvet; it's so clear you can almost see through it, flowing gently like liquid. His voice has the deep timbre of the blues and the gentle spirit of folk. Known together as Brulée, Julie Weiner and Doug Onstad weave a ...
Sally Street, the new "It Girl" of the Australian jazz scene, stings again on latest release
The scorpion mind of singer/songwriter Sally Street certainly has quite a sting. On one of her latest songs, Street exclaims, “Now the whole world knows I got laid," followed by a breathless sigh of pleasure. Naughty? Without a doubt. But in the buttoned-up world of jazz, Street's brazen, often playfully funny sensuality is like a splash ...
Lead singer of Santa Barbara jazz band Sally Cats finds success with local music publication
Print isn't dead, at least not in Santa Barbara, California. Just ask Sally Barr, the editor/publisher of Music! The Sounds of Santa Barbara, a monthly magazine focusing on the region's diverse music scene, especially its jazz players. And Barr certainly has enough credentials to pull off such a locally-focused publication, having been an integral part of ...
Acclaimed U.K. harpist Ruby Paul releases '70s-styled album of coffeehouse jazz and folk
Ruby Paul is a harpist with an angel's voice. Based in Yorkshire, England, Paul is a classically trained professional harpist but her latest album, Forbidden Fruit, is firmly planted in another genre. Paul's tender vocal delivery, often compared to that of the late Karen Carpenter, is perfectly suited for the album's soothing blend of coffeehouse jazz ...
Saxophonist Peter MacDonough releases Latin-flavored homage to The Wizard of Oz
(Sydney, Australia)—It would seem fitting that a tribute album to The Wizard of Oz would be by a man from Oz. But don't peg The Woo: A Latin Jazz Suite for Soprano Saxophone as some novelty item. Saxophonist Peter MacDonough has reinterpreted songs from the 1939 film in an Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian context. The Wizard of ...
Italian crooner Klaus Bellavitis injects swinging Sinatra-esque jazz with good-natured humor
(Milan, Italy)—Even when he's in a “Bad Mood," such as on the opening track of his 2008 album, Jazz for Sale,Klaus Bellavitis is swinging away, his deep croon sometimes tossing comic darts or flirtatious come-ons. Bellavitis offers blue-eyed soul for the 21st century, reinvigorating Frank Sinatra-styled vocal jazz with sly wit, a dash of European charm, ...
German jazz trio Indigo pay tribute to Al Green and other '70s soul stars on new CD
The German trio Indigo is illuminated by the stirring soul of Al Green on their new album, Stay Together. The name of the record itself is a nod to the great reverend, whose 1972 classic “Let's Stay Together" is also covered here with a smooth-jazz sheen. Featuring Jost Edelhoff (acoustic and electric guitars), Michael Thomas (acoustic ...
New York vocalist Yvonne Roome pays homage to American standards on new CD
Born in Sweden but firmly embedded in New York, vocalist Yvonne Roome has released more than eight albums of sophisticated vintage jazz, drawing upon American, European, and Latin influences that span generations. Her latest album, the wittily titled Roome for All, is an electrifying, life-affirming album recorded live in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Featuring the ...
