North Sea Jazz 2012 In a Glimpse


Betty Wright - Miami Soul / R&B legend, her new LP is with hip hop heads The Roots

The Kyteman Orchestra - Dutch hip hop mega orchestra

Trombone Shorty (above) - New Orleans young Funk maestro, true Treme funk spirit



Maceo Parker - past, present & future Funk

Seun Kuti (right) - Afrobeat vibrations continuing through the generations












Lianne La Havas (left) - UK soul singer, Jill Scott with a guitar...









 


D'Angelo (right) - not goin to say too much as I'd waited for 10 years to see this guy & he made the audience wait for another hour before storming the stage with his rock leaning interpretations of his soul classics. Just google the online footage and make you own mind up. Still can't beat his debut LP Brown Sugar for the memories.







Gregory Porter - a voice that pulls you in, lyrics that illustrate directly in the mind's eye -' 1960 What?' killin it with uptempo jazz dance licks, he can pull a few mean high kicks going from his moves on stage! Video 1960 What?

  
 Jill Scott (above) - an all male backing band drove a powerful & captivating performance from Jill, always a treat to watch live.

The Robert Glasper Experiment (left) - bringing good music back to the Billboard charts...where the lines of jazz & hip hop fuse





Esperanza Spalding (right) - on another planet, new LP off centre but you've got to see this lady live to check her bass playing skills



Neil Cowley Trio (left) - Young British Jazz trio lead by this warm & compelling piano player






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