There isn’t a note here that doesn’t drip with soul … and that’s what heavenly music like this is about. Enjoy these performances by the one and only Uri Caine. A mixture of stride piano with Egberto Gismonte … These are John Zorn’s words: “All the...

During the 5 years that I live in Brazil now, I learned so much more about brazilian music and it’s place in the society here. I have played in all types of places ranging from restaurants in the in-lands of the North East of Brazil, theaters in the main cities of Brazil and at home with...

Some how Toots and Rob Franken influenced us that night in october 2010; jazz cafe Dizzy in Rotterdam (Netherlands). A remarkable jam session where we suddenly started playing That Misty Red Beast (Dat Mistige Rode Beest).   It’s one of the bands I hope to record an album with one...

The Dumee & Dijkgraaf Quinteto now has an inspiring video available on YouTube. The video includes all 9 tracks and for each track shows a beautifull graphical impression of the tune; including the lyrics if the tune has lyrics. If you don’t see the video embedded in this post,...

Charled Mingus sais of himself: I am half black man, half yellow man, but I claim to be a Negro. I am Charles Mingus, the famed jazz musician–but not famed enough to make a living in America. This reminds me of a recent letter of Jorrit Dijkstra that he wrote to the current dutch...

Well, it really makes me happy to live in this era of internet and of the development of really great music. Here some of the most recent projects by musicians that I listen to regularly nowadays. Singers are a great source of inspiration for me to try to sound as close as possible like a...