Artists

B3 Rockier than Jazz, jazzier than Rock: The Berlin organ trio B3 combines nifty arrangements with strong melodies and convinces live with lots of passion and groove. With their fourth album “New Songs, Old Socks”, B3 are back and present new songs as well as older pieces in a new guise, musically at home between…

Berlin 21 Naming their new album “Three!” has two reasons for BERLIN 21. On the one hand, it is the band’s third album, and on the other, it is the first that they recorded not as a quartet but as a trio. Musically it takes an extremely varied trip around the world, on which we…

Cock Robin Widely known in Europe as one of the cult bands of the 80s, Cock Robin was often portrayed to be the American version of Duran Duran. Today they are remembered simply as one of the bug hit makers in general. With songs such as “The Promise You Made”, “When Your Heart Is Weak”…

Erik Penny The American singer/songwriter Erik Penny is a charismatic storyteller; a philosopher of the little things.  His earthy, rootsy songs spring from a subtle, unassuming place and rise to sometimes unexpectedly dramatic heights.  Characters and moments turn into stories, brought to life through his distinctive baritone and engaging melodies; his disarmingly charming vibe and…

Felix Henkelhausen Quintet “Misanthropic Tendencies” is the debut album of the 26 year old double bass player Felix Henkelhausen as band leader and composer. His quintet includes Wanja Slavin (as, cl) Uli Kempendorff (ts, cl), Elias Stemeseder (p, synths) and Leif Berger (dr). Henkelhausen had been preoccupied with the idea of ​​founding a quintet since…

Gene Caberra Bringing the Blues back to the people. It’s an unusual story that a young Berlin tousle-head sets out to revolutionize the blues, make it fresh and put it back on the agenda, and then actually manages to do so. Gene Caberra blends neo-soul, contemporary beats, rock and blues roots and forms songs out…

Hub Hildenbrand Athem, the latest full-length solo effort from Hub Hildenbrand is a body of work that brings the artist’s singing voice into the foreground, albeit in an unconventional way. To date, his singing was mostly textural in nature and/or used to add color and new timbres to arrangements. For the purposes of this record,…

Jazz Piyyut Project Traditional Turkish-Jewish and Kurdish-Jewish music intertwines with modern jazz in a unique musical cooperation. Almost unbeknownst to Europe there exists a rich Turkish Jewish and Kurdish Jewish musical tradition. These ancient musical forms have a very unique timbre coming from a fruitful mixture which has grown over centuries in the osman region.…

Johan Leijonhufvud “If it was possible to describe music with words, we wouldn’t need instruments, we could just go out and talk about it.” The Swedish guitarist Johan Leijonhufvud is not the kind of musician who likes to talk about music. He just plays it. Ever since his several years of collaboration with the German…

Klaus Wüsthoff After the success of his first “Schlager” album, “Uber die Liebe” (“About love”), the 94-year-old composer, musician and singer Klaus Wusthoff undertakes another musical time travel and presents 21 new interpretations of well-known melodies from the 20s to 50s on “Uber die Liebe 2” (“About love 2”). “This man is a real phenomenon,”…

Lorenz Kellhuber Classical music is firmly anchored in his DNA, jazz taught him to stand on his own two feet, and in free improvisation Lorenz Kellhuber repeatedly finds the boundless fulfillment of his musical vision, a Contemporary Chamber Music. He plays with his own musical history, intuitively seeking out various stations of his musical imprint,…

Lorenz Kellhuber Trio “Hardly anyone is likely to walk between jazz and ‘classical piano music’ in such a spectacularly oscillating way as the pianist Lorenz Kellhuber. Whether improvising over ostinati in changing positions or between free tonality and bound harmonic sound anchors, Lorenz Kellhuber creates an intimate, concentrated situation between himself, the piano, the room…

Lucky Peterson Lucky Peterson is one of the most versatile blues musicians in the international scene: blazing lead guitarist, fantastic organist and a first-class singer. Born Judge Kenneth Peterson in 1964, he was taken under the wing of the legendary Willie Dixon at the young age of three. Just five years old he released his…

New Orleans Shakers With the New Orleans Shakers, drummer Torsten Zwingenberger proves once again that he is at home in many varieties of jazz. He founded this band with Thomas l’Etienne in 1976 before turning to other projects after three years. Pieces from the golden age of jazz were on the program, pieces in which…

Qeaux Qeaux Joans With her debut “No Man’s Land” she went straight into the Dutch album charts. She shared the stage with Bobby McFerrin and toured with Beth Hart and Seasick Steve. In the Netherlands Qeaux Qeaux Joans (pron.: Coco Jones) has left the status of an insider tip far behind. Norah Jones, Feist and…

Rob Longstaff Rob Longstaff is a New Zealand born, Australian bred, Berlin based Pop/Soul/Blues musician, globetrotter and adventurer. After working Australia’s tough but rewarding pub circuit, Rob packed his bags for Berlin, a city which he now calls home. In between his musical accomplishments Rob likes a challenge, having now hitchhiked across three continents, toured…

Ron Spielman He has already released a dozen albums under his own name, always accompanied by raving reviews from the music press. Respectfully, fellow musicians whisper his name, praising his qualities as a songwriter and his extraordinary guitar skills. Ron Spielman has been touring the music world for 20 years. As a discoverer along the…

Torsten Zwingenberger 4tet Three generations of musicians meet here to swing passionately. Together with saxophonist Patrick Braun, pianist Kenneth Berkel and bassist Carmelo Leotta, drummer Torsten Zwingenberger forms his latest project. “Best Boost” is the name of the energetic debut of the band, who played their first joint concerts in early 2020. From Hard Bop…

55 Fifty Five 55 Fifty Five was a twelve-piece blues-rock band from Berlin, which songwriter, keyboard player and bandleader Andreas Hommelsheim initially just put together for a birthday surprise in 2008. After the rousing concert at Kulturbrauerei in Berlin in front of 500 invited guests, the band decided to stay together and release the recording on…