Avishai Cohen is one of the most in-demand and well known musicians of today. The Israeli bassist sells out large concert halls and has millions of listeners all around the world, all whilst playing what has been described as a sophisticated mix of post-bop and contemporary jazz infused with Middle Eastern traditions. Which, as I’m …
There are blogs that write about the great famous jazz musicians who we all know and love – those who release under ACT, ECM, Blue Note, etc – but there are also some brilliant local, niche jazz blogs that give a lot of space to artists who are not internationally recognised…yet! We check out a …
I’ve known Vilém for a few years now and he’s always been this mad…in a good way! I remember seeing him give a lecture at a conference for music managers and he was explaining the role of a music manager using a huge picture of a Czech literary and comic character “Ferda the Ant”. Ferda …