Leon Bridges – Good Thing
With his debut album Coming Home, Leon Bridges took us back in time to the beloved sounds of 60’s soul in the vein of Sam Cooke & Otis Redding. A few years on and his new album Good Thing is a reflection and expression of a broader range of musical influences from subsequent decades, most notably… Continue reading Leon Bridges – Good Thing
Chris Dave and The Drumhedz
Any of you hip hop, funk, soul, jazz, rock and pop music fans who pay attention to the musicians playing alongside your beloved bandleaders, will know and appreciate the drumming skills and style of Chris Dave. D’Angelo, Robert Glasper, Thundercat, Adele, Mint Condition, John Legend, Maxwell, Mos Def and Erykah Badu are just some of… Continue reading Chris Dave and The Drumhedz
WOMADelaide 2018 – Worth The Distance
Most artists that perform at WOMADelaide travel a long way to get there. As Cuba’s young jazz sensation Daymé Arocena told the crowd during one of her festival sets, it was a 36 hour journey for her and her band. Despite those gruelling travel distances performing artists are inevitably seen on WOMADelaide stages smiling and speaking genuinely of… Continue reading WOMADelaide 2018 – Worth The Distance
Anderson Paak Living His Greatness Down Under
If Anderson Paak “spent years…living under his greatness” like he tells us in ‘The Season/Carry Me’, then he’s definitely made up for it tenfold in recent times. New testament to that is the fact that he & The Free Nationals just achieved something I’ve rarely seen done by any performing artists in Australia. Without even… Continue reading Anderson Paak Living His Greatness Down Under
Thanks Be To Keyon Harrold & All The Mugicians of the World
Since the tick-over of the calendar year is when people stop to reflect on the year gone and the one ahead, it seems like a good time to talk about Keyon Harrold’s album The Mugician: undoubtedly one of the greatest music offerings of 2017 with timely, important messages to take forward into 2018 and beyond.… Continue reading Thanks Be To Keyon Harrold & All The Mugicians of the World
Water Seed Got That Funk
In their song ‘Arithmetic’ Water Seed proclaim they “got that funk”. And they most definitely do. That delightful, glorious funk, created with killer musicianship, so rare to find in new music being made around the world these days. We Are Stars, Water Seed’s most recent studio album, is a body of work made up of… Continue reading Water Seed Got That Funk
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic Live at Caloundra Music Festival 2017
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic or Xavier Rudd: whose show would you have chosen at Caloundra Music Festival 2017? It’s a no-brainer right? We want the funk! Gotta have that funk. Unfortunately for most festival goers they didn’t choose the funk. Why, is beyond my comprehension. But it made for a special, intimate and mind-blowing… Continue reading George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic Live at Caloundra Music Festival 2017
Miles Mosley Uprising
When L.A. artist Miles Mosley sings “mediocrity is everywhere, but not here” on his album Uprising, I have to agree. In 2017 jazz and funk music lovers will be hard-pressed trying to find the type and quality of sounds offered up on this album. Its 11 tracks were among 190 recorded by a collective of some of today’s most… Continue reading Miles Mosley Uprising
New York City Music Delights
How do people living in New York City find the time to work when the music and dance experiences on offer seem endless? That’s what I asked myself daily as I struggled to fit in the bare necessities of sleeping and eating while fulfilling my one and only New York commitment: soaking up as much… Continue reading New York City Music Delights