Posted by admin on 09 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: Music, Uncategorized
It has finally been released, the debut album A Strange Arrangement by US-soulmusic-sensation Mayer Hawthorne. The white wunderkind from suburban Detroit/Michigan is presenting an album full of unbelievably superb soul music, in fine tradition of Isaac Hayes, Leroy Hutson and Curtis Mayfield. Exactly these artists plus Smokey Robinson and Lamont Dozier were named by [...]
Posted by Markus Muffler on 18 Jul 2009 | Tagged as: Between the Beats, Concerts, Music, Uncategorized
This year’s program of the Montreux Jazz Festival once again is fantastic. Every year Claude Nobs seems to surpass himself with his festival. Nowhere in the world, you can see and listen to so much high quality music in such a great setting.
I was lucky to spend two unforgettable concert nights in Montreux last week. [...]
Posted by Dennis Wiesch on 17 Jul 2009 | Tagged as: Between the Beats, Design, Music, Uncategorized
Some time ago, my girlfriend discovered the great website www.hardformat.org, a blog about music and design. On this page you can find great picture galleries about record covers from music genres like Jazz and others and much information on the photografers and designers of these pieces. Hardformat exists since two years and was founded by [...]
Posted by Dennis Wiesch on 18 May 2009 | Tagged as: Music, Uncategorized
Around three weeks ago, the jazz fair “jazzahead” took place in Bremen / Germany for the fourth time.
Over three days more than 250 exhibitors from many different countries including Spain, Canada and Finland, promoted their music, artists, agencies and events. Nearly all of the important cultural institutions from the field of jazz music attended the [...]
Posted by Dennis Wiesch on 15 May 2009 | Tagged as: Music, Uncategorized
There are some records that are just so great that you have to listen to them again and again for weeks and weeks, and Avishai Cohen Trio’s “Gently Disturbed” is a perfect example.
Avishai Cohen, an Israeli, has a very impressive musical career. He has played with many great musicians, including Herbie Hancock, Bobby McFerrin and [...]
Posted by Dennis Wiesch on 14 May 2009 | Tagged as: Music, Uncategorized
From June 1-5, an exhibition of drawings and oil paintings of Miles Davis will be showcased at The Exchange Court Gallery in London.
In the early 80ies Miles Davis discovered his passion for art. His painting reflects his well documented fascination with and love of woman, together with evocations of African tribal art. All the drawings [...]
Posted by Dennis Wiesch on 17 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Concerts, Music, Uncategorized
From April 23rd - 26th, the International Jazz fair “jazzahead” will take place for the fourth year in a row in Bremen / Germany.
“jazzahead’s” motto is “start talking Jazz”, and they will be hosting live concerts, panel discussions, exhibitions and symposiums.
At the fair you can find alot of interesting exhibitors like the Jazz [...]
Posted by Dennis Wiesch on 08 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Between the Beats, Music, Uncategorized
Are you familiar with the feeling of searching desperately for detailed information and full discographies on certain artists, records or labels on the internet? For example, other than his own, what productions has Wayne Shorter been involved in? The music database ‘Discogs‘ is the perfect solution for this!
Discogs was created in 2000. It’s original purpose [...]
Posted by Louise Neill on 01 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: Between the Beats, Music, Uncategorized
The UK music industry has seen massive change over the last decade, which has been widely covered in the mainstream media. The Big 4 music labels stand accused of being stuck in a time warp as they blame falling music revenues on piracy, rather than waking up to the inevitable long-term impact of the digital [...]
Posted by Dennis Wiesch on 23 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Between the Beats, Lottery, Music, Newsletter, Uncategorized
The last round of our weekly prize draw is totally “spaced out”. It is the last chance to win a CD, if you subscribe to our newsletter this week. Among all new subscribers we will give away 5 copies of the wonderful compilation “Psychedelic Jazz- The best mindblowing spaced out Jazz Grooves”, all in the [...]
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