Archive for January, 2014

  • Anna Gordy-Gaye Dies

    By Chris Wells on January 31, 2014
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    Anna Gordy Gaye, Marvin Gaye’s ex-wife and older sister to Motown founder Berry Gordy, died early this morning, January...

  • Shining Jules

    By Chris Wells on January 27, 2014
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    UK singer-songwriter Jules Rendell, blessed with a unique soul-jazz sound that has flavours of Minnie Riperton, John Mayer and Alicia...

  • Zara Knows

    By Chris Wells on January 16, 2014
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    Supporting her superb new album If You Knew Her, the very fine Zara McFarlane is to hit the road...

  • Ronny Jordan Dies

    By Chris Wells on January 15, 2014
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    British guitarist Ronny Jordan, one of the musicians at the forefront of the Acid Jazz movement in the early...

  • Womack At The Double

    By Chris Wells on January 14, 2014
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    Soul legend Bobby Womack is back again! He will play two live shows before the end of this month...

  • Follow Moses

    By Chris Wells on January 14, 2014
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    Soul/R&B star Teedra Moses will be heading this way towards the end of February, when she plays a one-off...

  • Incognito For Jazz Café

    By Chris Wells on January 13, 2014
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    Led by the redoubtable Bluey Maunick, long-serving and still excellent jazz-funk and soulers Incognito are to play a trio...

  • Dreemtime: Living The Dreem

    By Chris Wells on January 12, 2014
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    The widely anticipated third Dreemtime album, Manhattan, has just been released on digital platforms. This time the group’s mainman,...

  • Roberson’s New Heartaches

    By Chris Wells on January 8, 2014
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    New Jersey soul star Eric Roberson begins 2014 – his 20th year in the music business – with the release...

  • Weekend On The Baltic

    By Chris Wells on January 7, 2014
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    The eighth annual Baltic Soul Weekender will take place in Germany, at Center Parcs Bispinger Heide, on May 23-25...