 As a nice little pretaster for Jazz Kuurne 2010, and just before spring here comes Winter Jass... This is a nite to present the full JK'10 programme and get y'all warm for the tenth of april... First up is the Quartier Quartet (that's Freek from the Brothers on the Run and his... euh.. brothers), then a very special treat, the return of platendraaier Skallie with Saxman!! Saxman (aka Tom Callens) started playin with the recordplayer about 10 years ago, but with his ever so busy schedule it's rare to catch these 2 together... Also on the wheels are J en J and Logul... Good jazz grooves only, that's a promise... Winter Jass, 06 march, 't Molentje Kuurne, 8.30pm Check Calling all cats or Jazz Kuurne for more n-fo...  THE HOLY BOOK.... 'Extra extra, Read all about it, it's about the afro funk', the boy shouted. Tony Allen, Fela Kuti, Voodoo Frank, Rich Medina and more vital info from waxpoetics.com!  animusdesign.be |
 AL JARREAU – HIGH CRIME I remember this one as one of the funniest R&B albums of the early eighties era. It is not the most well-known, it doesn’t contain “Roof Garden” or “Boogie down”, but a lot of other very good songs. Here, Jarreau was at his high point, all the songs have very good lyrics and compositions. They remind me of the optimistic atmosphere of the era (released in 1984). Funny, this one! Not much jazz here, it’s essentially a party record. But a good one…  WEEKLY SATURDAY JAZZ EVENING WITH THE BTJ-DJ'S.... JANUARY... 06- Sweet M&M 13- Burd 20- Giovanni 27- Elek'tricia or Skallie Starts around 9pm, free. Romen, Nonnenstraat, Roeselare!  CORNER STUFF Five Corners Quintet : hot corner (ricky tick 2008) - Erik Truffaz : bending new corners (blue note 1999) - Miles Davis : on the corner (cbs 1972)  Sauna Eden A great place to relax and chill. Owner's got a great cd-collection too. Radio Modern Comin' on strong with the swing jazz, check these cats! SpicyPimps All about the nujazz, soul, brokenbeat, dancefloor jazz 'n hiphop.. Lady Linn Check out the cool swing sound.. Metronomic family A labour of love by Philarmonix.. Damberd café Legendary Jazz Café in Gent.. FULL CALENDAR ON CALLING ALL CATS. |
 Hi, this is for the party-lovers. I’m sure you all went to that DJ party or live set where the sound was sooo good. Not like at home, you think. Those professional speakers are very powerful, and often horn-loaded. The good ones have a very dynamic sound (horns!) and much power. However, these speakers are very expensive and too large to place in your home. So yo can’t get that sound in your living room. Or, suppose, in another world, there would be a mini-version of such a speaker. With that same dynamic sound, but smaller, less loud, and less expensive… A mini-party speaker, hifi-tuned… Well, now such a thing exists! It is made by Klipsch loudspeakers of America. They sure know about sound, since they created the Klipschorn, years ago, still one of the best speakers (much) money can buy. Of course, these won’t go as loud as the pro-speakers, but you’ll get that same sound Recently, I got a pair of Klipsch RB-61 speakers at home. They consist of a 6.5 inch “Cerametallic” woofer, and a small tweeter horn. The crossover is set to 2000 Hz, instead of the usual 4000 Hz of other makes, this sounds much better. The tweeter features a titanium diaphragm, coupled to a “Tractrix” horn. The woofer sounds very dynamic, and gives a surprisingly low bass output for such a small cabinet. These sound good on jazz, yes, but they ain’t shy of a good deep house track! Look at those specs: 95 dB/watt/1m this is very high – no heavy amp needed! Tube amps allowed! 43Hz – 23KHz 43Hz from a 6.5inch woofer?? Yes, really… Xover 2KHz As I said, very well done for that dynamic sound and minimal coloration. 40cm high, 10Kilograms each So, I think these rookies can do anything, also in a cinema surround setup. The midrange sounds clean & spacey, but, of course no ‘hi-end’ at this price, just very good. In the small speaker class, this is clearly a winner. This is sensible audio engineering! Anyone who wants to start with a stereo hifi or 5.1 surround setup should listen to these once! The price is normally 500 € a pair, but many retailers give a discount on that. Look for other types on: www.klipsch.com. The Martian. That's the title to platendraaier Skallie's mix on BTJ-RADIO, and it's basicly all jazz... Check out Wim Merten's Soft Verdict, Eddie Henderson, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson's jazzblues, Osamu Kitajina's Hot String Invasion (thanx to the myjazzworld blog), Dizzy & Lalo on pablo and more great tunes... Well, that's what we think... Click on the ticker above!! |
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