Real Music

So, you are in northern Germany and you want your ration of brilliant sounds? The Elbjazz Festival in Hamburg is just what you need. This year's edition features living legends like John McLaughlin, but also much younger artists who stick out, including Zara McFarlane.

Because of Corona, loads of concerts in Germany were cancelled or postponed in the past 26 months. That is why quite a few Jazz heroes will be performing at the…

Shakatak are legendary. For decades, they have spread sophisticated Jazz-Funk. Fortunately, they are back on the road. Their tour had to be postponed a million…

If singing had a name, it would be Chaka Khan. If some of the most breathtaking Soul music of all time had a name, it would be Chaka Khan. By the way: The name of the singer of singers who is celebrating her birthday today is Chaka Khan.

Funk equals Kool & the Gang, and vice versa. They co-invented Funk, they have been delivering it for more than half a century and they are almost as active…

One of the most brilliant and recognizable Jazz, Soul and Pop vocalists of all time, Al Jarreau, would have turned 82 on March 12th, 2022, had he not died five…

There are different ways of dealing with the Corona crisis. Some of us became 'Netflix experts'. Others gained weight or read a million books. Or both. And there are contemporaries who recorded the most beautiful Soul and Blues ballads ever, or the most uplifting Funk tunes on Earth.

Raul Midón developed a unique way of composing and playing his instrument. He basically created his own genre. There is only one Raul Midón. And he is coming to…

Mother's Finest are the prototype of a Funk-Rock band. In fact, they invented the genre in the early 1970-s. Soon, they will be funking up Austria, Germany and…

Real music is alive. While many of its big masters died in the past years, their heirs are taking over. One of them is Jacob Collier. He is getting ready for a major European tour which includes a city known as Berlin.