Music: Yussef Kamaal — ‘Remembrance’
Music: Dhafer Youssef — ‘Herbie’s Dance’
Music: Benny Sings — ‘Passionfruit’
Music: Jeff Beck, ‘one of one,’ 1944-2023
Alexis Petridis writes: the phrase “guitarist’s guitarist” might have been invented for him. His influence spanned generations. Brian May, David Gilmour, Slash and The Edge all attested to being inspired by Beck. Metallica’s Kirk Hammett claimed he learned guitar by playing along to the Jeff Beck Group’s Let Me Love You. The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ John Frusciante recalled listening to Truth as a kid and marvelling at Beck “pulling all these sounds out of the guitar ……
Music: Bugge Wesseltoft — ‘Hope’
Music: Bugge Wesseltoft — ‘Skog’
Music: Jaga Jazzist — ‘Shinkansen’
Music: by.ALEXANDER — ‘TRUMPETS’ ft. 070 Shake
Music: Tom Misch — ‘South of the River’
Music: SOHN with the Metropole Orkest — ‘The Wheel’
Music: David Kollar & Arve Henriksen — ‘Shadows Behind Pillars’
Israel-Palestine and Daniel Barenboim’s musical bridges
Avi Shlaim writes: In his long and illustrious career, Daniel Barenboim has achieved the rare distinction of staying at the top of his field both as a pianist and as a conductor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of the past half-century. But he is also one of the world’s great public figures, with unique contributions to the advancement of musical education and to exploring pathways to peace in one of the most bitter and intractable…
Music: Kurt Rosenwinkel with Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos — ‘Turns’
Music: Hvalfugl — ‘Funklende Blikke’
Music: Bob James — ‘Westchester Lady’
Music: Kiefer — ‘Be Encouraged’