Real Music

There are bass players and bass players. Mark King from the Isle of Wight in Britain is definitely part of the second category. The slap bass master founded the legendary band Level 42. Today is his birthday.

When the so-called 'Acid Jazz' movement hit the British Jazz-Funk scene in the early 1990s, a guitar hero by the name of Simon Batholomew was one of its main…

Milcho Leviev is a master musician famous for his work in both classical music and Jazz. The 82-year-old Bulgarian has worked with many American Jazz legends…

Forty years ago, a big idea was implemented, when Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick founded Incognito. Since, the band has delivered truckloads of the most brilliant Soul and Jazz-Funk sounds. The good news is that 'Yesterday's Dream' has become 'Tomorrow's New Dream'.

Raul Midón is in the category of musicians who come up with a unique way of composing and playing their instrument, artists who basically created their own…

Stunning beauty, perfection, expensive arrangements and energy. This is what many 1979 releases offered.

Spyro Gyra's sounds breathe. They managed to include all of those influences with many details and killer arrangements in an inventive blend of music, and their very own style is recognizable until today. Hardly anyone has even come close to their musical quality level in the 45 years they have been active.

One of the most brilliant bassists on the face of the Earth, Stanley Clarke, is doing Detroit as we speak. But soon he will squeeze himself into an airplane…

Apart from his stunning compositions and vibraphone skills, humor is something Roy Ayers is known for. Some of his songs, including 'PooPoo Lala' are extremely…

All over the world, people go for the 'Made in Germany' label when they purchase new Audis, tanks and other weapons, ice cream, bread, washing powder, cuckoo clocks or other useless items. Yes, they love Beethoven, Brahms and Bruckner, they read Schiller Goethe, Grass, Mann and others. But what about Jazz?