How this year’s edition of Jazzfest Berlin strives to build a ‘transatlantic bridge,’ just days after the US election
This year, the four-day festival is scheduled to kick off on Nov. 5 with a focus on the jazz scenes in Berlin and New York.
Musician Ian Tilling on writing music in bad times
This week on Amplified, we feature indie-rock musician Ian Tilling. After joining and leaving a number of bands, he started his solo project Grief Scene a year ago.
The German swing band that vows to keep you entertained through the pandemic
In this week’s edition of Amplified, KCRW Berlin’s Erik Kirschbaum meets big band leader Andrej Hermlin. This segment originally aired on August 1, 2020.
Leitmotifs: Music critic Tim Page on his life-long obsession
In this episode of Leitmotifs, host Fredrika Brillembourg reconnects with her old friend, Pulitzer Prize winner and music critic Tim Page.
‘It’s just the music that I love’: Marlais on coming to folk music as an ‘outsider’
We spoke with Michael Culme-Seymour — aka Marlais — about his love of folk music and his life in Berlin.
Juno Francis: Swedish Pop Made In Berlin
Angelica Ranåsen and Jacob Fagerstål are the Swedish pop duo Juno Francis. They teamed up in Berlin a couple of years ago to work on their vision of psychedelic 60s and 80s pop.
Leitmotifs: Michael Naumann on supporting culture – there are ‘euros at the end of the tunnel’
Opera singer Fredrika Brillembourg is back with another episode of Leitmotifs, this time with Michael Naumann. He served as commissioner for cultural affairs in the German federal government from 1998 to 2001 and since 2012, Naumann has been the director of the Barenboim-Said Academy.
‘Thinking is a musician’s death’: Tricky on his approach to music
Tricky just released his 14th studio album, “Fall To Pieces.” We caught up with the 52-year-old about his new release and to find out what keeps him going after three decades of making music.
‘A label for a lack of a label’: hear now berlin’s founder on playing genre-defying chamber music
We spoke with founder and flutist Kelly Watson Woelffer and violist Xina Hawkins about their upcoming concert and the challenges of holding rehearsals during a pandemic.
Musician Candice Gordon on starting a new chapter in her life
Candice Gordon is the new cultural officer at the Irish Embassy in Berlin. The musician is known well beyond Berlin’s music scene for her haunting voice and prolific lyrics.
