Slowdown is a project of the German musicians Constantin Gillies and Martin Suttrop. While Constantin performs piano, violin, keyboards, bass and acoustic guitar, Martin plays drums, keyboards and has also developed his technical skills during his studies of media engineering.

If you look in your music collection and pull out a Maze album, listen to it and let the groove take you over. In the middle of that groove you’ll hear the funky and very soulful bass playing of Robin Duhe.

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When covering non-jazz songs, most artists tend to do hit singles. San Francisco vocalist Kristina breaks tradition by putting her stamp on “Tea in the Sahara,” an album track by The Police. With a cool bass line by Rich Girard and African percussion in the background, Kristina brings a multicultural approach to open her release, Offshore Echoes, on Patois Records. Her wordless chant during Frank Martin’s piano solo adds an ethereal element. Drummer Deszon Claiborne contributes.

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CM – Bob let me start my saying that I’m a huge fan of your music ‘One on One’ got me hooked on your music in the late ‘70’s.

BJ – Well, thank you for listening for all that time...

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Its always good to begin a new year with an album of originality and soulful quality and this one certainly sets down a standard that few can only dream of attaining. Whilst new to being a solo artist, Dorian's pedigree as a backing singer and studio musician reads like a who's who of modern music.

 

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