AAA Music Approved: Bela Takes Chase

AAAmusic: Who are you and where are you from?

HI! My name is Bela Takes Chase. I am female, as far as I am aware, singer/songwriter originally from Australia but am now here, making music.

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A CHAT WITH: TIGRAN HAMASYAN

Tigran Hamasyan is an Armenian contemporary jazz pianist who has won worldwide recognition for his inventive use of Armenian folk traditions and, more recently, classical and electronic elements. Having recently released his latest album, the progressive Shadow … Read More

CHIC GAMINE – Closer

There is such a great feeling of satisfaction felt when you listen to an album that is full to the brim of artistic talent and passion. Chic Gamine’s debut album Closer definitely brings that feeling. These girls have soul.

This is the kind … Read More

AAA Music Approved: IS TROPICAL

AAAmusic: Who are you and where are you from?

We are IS TROPICAL, a trio formed in 2009 in the basement of a squat in South London in order to create enough collective body heat to counteract … Read More

A CHAT WITH: PETROS KLAMPANIS

Petros Klampanis is the leader, composer-arranger and bassist of Contextual Trio, a NY jazz formation which played on last Wednesday in Paris at the Cultural Centre of Serbia, organised by the Hellenic Cultural Centre (Read our review … Read More

A CHAT WITH: ROBERT GLASPER

Robert Glasper is part of the “new breed” of modern jazz artists taking the genre to a new audience. Along with artists such as Christian Scott and Jose James, this 35-year-old pianist-producer has been fusing new age sounds … Read More

AAA Music Approved: Dawn Of Midi

AAAmusic: Who are you and where are you from?

We are Dawn of Midi. Amino Belyamani on piano, Aakaash Israni on bass and Qasim Naqvi on drums. Amino was born and raised in Morocco, I was born … Read More

AAA Music Approved: Antlered Man

AAAmusic: Who are you and where are you from?

We are Antlered Man from London, a small place called Bermondsey.

We hold no real candle for the place and don’t know if it inspires any part of … Read More

A CHAT WITH: SHEILA E.

Grammy nominated singer-songwriter and actress Sheila Escovedo, known by her stage name as Sheila E, is also a well-known drummer and percussionist. She was musical director for President Obama’s Musica Latina at The White House and her … Read More

AAA Music Approved: Chrome Hoof

AAAmusic: Who are you and where are you from?

Chrome Hoof’s the name..hail from the coast of Essex and beyond. Formed in ’00. The rest is on the web..

AAAmusic: What inspired you to get into music?

It was … Read More