The German jazz trio Trioscence is headed by Pianist Bernhard Schüler who was born in 1979. Together with his two fellow musicians Matthias Nowak (bass) and Stephan Emig (drums) he can already look back on a highly impressive career. more...

There are rather few instruments you won't find in jazz music. The harp for example is one of these, it is more likely to be found in classical or new age music. Accordingly, you will not find a jazz artist easily who is directly linked with the harp. But there was one musician who became quite popular in the late 1950s and primarily in the 1960s because of her innovative harp-playing – the talk is of Dorothy Ashby. more...

In November 2008 I came across the following article: »On Dec. 1st 2008 at 4.30pm the grand opening of the Jaco Pastorius Park took place in Oakland Park, Florida (www.jacopastorius.com). There was a free gig performed by close friends of Jaco Pastorius from 6pm as well as a performance by percussionist Bobby Thomas (Ex-Weather Report), Steel Drummer Othello Molineau and many more.« more...