Real Music

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 contributors, in several acts. Most Funk enthusiasts know him as a member of the brilliant Brand New Heavies.

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…

Spyro Gyra's sounds breathe. They include all of those influences and killer arrangements in an inventive blend of music, and their very own style is recognizable until today. Few have 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…

And they will be in Germany. Two Hanover gigs in early May are being confirmed right now. On May 5th, Mezzoforte will be burning down the house at the Quasimodo…

In 1977, when the album “This is Your Life” was released, the Jazz-Funk fever had hit Connors. His brilliant interpretation of “Stella”, the Jazz-Funk instrumental “Captain Connors” and more breathtaking Soul tunes were the ingredients of this one. The album made him one of the big masters of this genre.

While Jeff Lorber was forced to adapt to what the Americans call Smooth Jazz, to a certain extent, he never dumped the quality. On stages, he delivers it all,…

It might sound exaggerated, but Nancy Wilson has actually recorded 65 albums. The first one, "Like in Love" was released in 1959. The last one, "Turned to…

When I ran a European concert agency and booked 'Real Music' artists such as Incognito, Spyro Gyra and Carleen Anderson quite a few years ago, I came across a Brazilian phenomenon. On this side of the Atlantic Ocean, the singer, composer, arranger, music collector and DJ Ed Motta was already famous in Portugal. Further north, in Germany, he was…