Vocalist Eva Leticia Padilla aka Lety is haling from
New York, where she received the degree "Bachelor of
Fine Arts" at the New School of Jazz and
Contemporary Music. Now she lives in Stuttgart,
Germany, while her artistic activities expand
worldwide.
In a field where so many
saxophonists opt for the smoother sound, it’s always a
good day when an artist plays the instrument with an
edge, an old-school verve. Chad Lefkowitz-Brown comes
through with Onward (2017).
Detroit based jazz guitarist Tim Bowman always
followed his own way to musically express his
feelings and ideas. Since his debut album Love,
Joy, Peace in 1995 he constantly makes his
contribution to the smooth jazz world. With his
albums Paradise (1998), Smile
(2000), This Is What I Hear (2004), Tim
Bowman (2008) and The Collection
(2010) he delivered gratefully accepted gifts to his
fan community.
Saxophonist
Angela Puxi, grew up in the Ruhr area, her origin is
however Sardinia. Inspired by her aspiration for
perfection and her own musical creativity, she began her
studies for jazz saxophone at the Hogeschool voor de
Kunsten in Arnhem (NL), where she graduated with the
Bachelor of Music (Jazz and Pop).
If you have been a fan of British jazz-funk and soul music for more than twenty years, you’ll know Shakatak. And if you know Shakatak, you’ll know George Anderson – he’s been holding down the low end since the early 80’s.
