As an ambitious creator of new musical worlds, visionary saxophonist Kamasi Washington wants to understand and proclaim the power of love. He wants to come to terms with his mortality. He wants to make people dance. And he certainly wants people to stop hating on jazz. Mixing jazz horns with afrofuturist concepts, spiritual transcendence, and…
Whitney Houstonโs second album, โWhitney,โ released on June 2, 1987, was a seismic event in pop music history. This album didnโt just meet the high expectations set by her debutโit obliterated them, securing Houstonโs place as a musical titan and smashing records left and right. From the outset, โWhitneyโ was a force of nature. It…
In the twilight of post-war Europe, a revolution was brewingโnot in the streets, but on the airwaves. It was 1956, and amid the rolling hills of Lugano, Switzerland, a spectacle was about to unfold that would change the face of European entertainment forever. The Teatro Kursaal, an elegant theater nestled in this picturesque city, became…
Diving into the whirlwind recording session of The Beatlesโ debut album โPlease Please Meโ is akin to unearthing a time capsule filled with musical marvels, quirky anecdotes, and the birth of legends. This album, crafted in a single dayโs sprint on March 22, 1963, at Abbey Road Studios, is a tapestry woven with tales of…
In the swirling, electric year of 1967, a groundbreaking track reverberated through the UK, soon to envelop the US in its mesmerizing sound waves. This wasnโt just any songโit was โPurple Hazeโ by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, a sonic masterpiece that would redefine the boundaries of rock music. But beyond its revolutionary guitar riffs and…