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Elisabeth Lohninger Quartet: Live
by C. Michael Bailey
Austrian-American Renaissance woman Elisabeth Lohninger is many things. She is a singer, composer, producer, writer, teacher and studio owner. Over the past several years Lohninger has found time to record four collections with her quartet: Beneath Your Surface (Lofish, 2005), The Only Way Out is Up (Lofish, 2007), Songs of Love and Destruction (Lofish, 2010), and ...
Leonard Cohen Live in Istanbul
by Nenad Georgievski
Leonard CohenUlker Sports ArenaIstanbul, TurkeySeptember 19, 2012Singer Leonard Cohen does not play songs--he plays feelings. Besides being blessed with the “gift of a golden voice," he is blessed with the power to communicate with huge crowds of people. Only a handful of performers have that ability to grab people's attention with ...
Sharon Robinson: The Essence of Our Lives
by Nenad Georgievski
Producer, singer, arranger, songwriter--artist Sharon Robinson wears many hats. Although her work occurs mainly behind the scenes, her name and work are becoming increasingly known both as a collaborator and, in recent times, as an author in her own right. With more than 30 years in the music business, she began as a backing vocalist in ...
Solveig Slettahjell: Antologie
by John Kelman
It's been two years since Solveig Slettajhell's Tarpan Seasons (Universal Music Norway, 2010), and in the intervening years she's been a little busier than usual, taking time off to give birth to her first child. Delivering a thoroughly captivating duo showcase with In the Country keyboardist Morten Qvenild at this year's Jazzahead! in Bremen, Germany--playing music ...
Jazzahead! 2012
by John Kelman
Jazzahead! 2012Bremen, GermanyApril 19-22, 2012 While folks around the world debate the future of jazz--and, for that matter, what exactly jazz is and even what it should be called--an annual trade show in Bremen, Germany, now in its fifth year, has managed to demonstrate that jazz as a brand may be facing ...
"Stand By Me," Written By Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller and Ben E. King, To Receive Towering Song Award at the 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala Event
“Stand By Me,” the song written by Leiber & Stoller and Ben E. King will receive the Towering Song Award at the 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) Gala Event to be held at the Marriott Marquee Hotel in New York City on Thursday, June 14, 2012, Songwriters Hall of Fame Chairman Jimmy Webb announced today. ...
Leonard Cohen: Old Ideas
by Nenad Georgievski
Leonard Cohen Old Ideas Columbia Records 2012 In an age where being talentless is the new talent it is nice to have a taste of the good old world in the form of a Leonard Cohen record. Moving to the level of being an information or software culture, ...
Leonard Cohen: "Darkness"
LEONARD COHEN GETS DARK With the forthcoming release of his new record Old Ideas on January 31, legendary singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen has made available a track off the record entitled “Darkness." Listen below. This is the second song we're hearing from Old Ideas, with “Show Me the Place" being the first. The album is available for ...
Bluesy cover of Leonard Cohen classic highlights eclectic new album from Australia's Joanna Melas
It takes a certain amount of courage to cover a Leonard Cohen song. Doing it successfully is another matter. However, Australian singer Joanna Melas manages to accomplish the nearly impossible, offering a rendition of Cohen's timeless “First We Take Manhattan" that can actually stand on its own. Cohen's original version is a masterpiece of cinematic moodiness ...
Leonard Cohen: New Track, New Album Details
NEW ALBUM OLD IDEAS OUT JAN. 31, 2012 ON COLUMBIA RECORDS Old Ideas, a new album by Leonard Cohen, will be released by Columbia Records on January 31, 2012. The album's ten songs poetically address some of the most profound quandaries of human existence—the relationship to a transcendent being, love, sexuality, loss and death. Arguably the ...
