Artist Profiles: Aaron Burdett
Aaron Burdett grew up in Saluda, a small town in western North Carolina. As a child, Aaron discovered folk and rock artists John Hiatt, Bob…
Virtuoso Bluegrass Mandolinist Andy Leftwich
Instrumentalist Andy Leftwich was born July 30, 1981, and grew up in Tennessee. He began playing the fiddle at the age of six, entering his…
Virtual GroundUP Music Festival Moves to Spain
The GroundUP Music Festival is moving from Miami in Florida (USA) to Spain in 2021. Virtual GroundUP Music Festival will take place in Prats, June…
Spontaneous Jazz and Demotika Sounds from Jan Van Angelopoulos
Greek drummer and composer Yannis Angelopoulos, aka Jan Van, has a new album titled Streams (Teranga Beat, 2021). The album consists of a live session…
Mending Through Music
The global pandemic (which is what I most often hear it called) has, at the least, changed the plans of many and at the most…
Acclaimed Brazilian Composer João Donato Returns with new Collaboration
Jazz Is Dead’s Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad have recorded an album with legendary Brazilian musician João Donato, one of the great innovators of…
Artist Profiles: Acoustic Syndicate
North Carolina band Acoustic Syndicate has been making a unique mix of bluegrass instruments, rock sensibilities, and conscious songwriting since 1992. Their style is sometimes…
Piano Virtuoso Alex Conde Revisits Bud Powell Via Flamenco on Descarga for Bud
Alex Conde – Descarga for Bud (Sedajazz, 2021) Spanish pianist, composer, arranger, and educator Alex Conde takes the music of influential American jazz pianist Bud…
Ghana’s Ahemaa Nwomkro to Release ‘Nsem Nyinaa Nyame / Nana Kodajaven’
‘Nsem Nyinaa Nyame / Nana Kodajaven‘ (Philophon) is the title of the new single from Ghanaian act Aheema Nwomkro. Victoria Osei and Theresa Owusuaa are…
Artist Profiles: Carminho
Portuguese fado singer and songwriter Maria do Carmo Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade, better known as Carminho, was born August 20, 1984. She grew up in…