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SPIRIT N JAZZ

Can You See...? Bridges of Love For A Small World

About Me

With a twelve year co-operation in song-writing and music-production involving English and German musicians this new Jazz-project is growing and moving towards a position in which improvised music is expresing more than the musicians themselves could have ever imagined. This music project was born to highlight the bridges that exist between our different ways of living and believing. After talks about ethical, philosophical, and spiritual themes,over dinner the musicians usually sit down and start to jam. The musical pieces, which arise organically, are very strong in expression and enable the listener to picture the themes behind them. Music as a spiritual expression does not deliver definitions. Therefore, it is a versatile medium for understanding each other and our differing cultures. In todays political world this seems to be particularly necessary in the area of relations between Christians and Muslims. This area is addressed in the CD booklet. where there are, for each of the tracks, refrences to quotations from both the Bible and Koran, in order to make the thoughts of the musicians more transparent to the listener and to show the commonality in both religions. Music as the "Voice of Reason" (track 7) in a difficult and chaotic world? Jazz as a possibility for a dialogue on the platform of emotions. Musical communication instead of the Clash of Civilizations. The title Can you see...? addresses the questions: Can you see those bridges that link us? can you see what it is we have in common? can you see the culture of love...?Blue Lake Public Radio, Twin Lake, MI, USA- Boise State Radio, Boise, ID, USA- Gallery 41, San Francisco, CA, USA, on rotation 24/7- KEOS 89.1 FM, College Station, TX, USA- KIOS FM, Omaha, NE, USA- KMHD, Gresham, OR, USA- KUT FM, Austin, TX, USA- Live365.com, St Louis, MO, USA, „I love Jazz", standard program- Point of Departure, Damascus, MD,USA- Sirius Satellite Radio, Los Angeles, CA, USA- WCJZ, World..s Cool Jazz, Largo, FL, USA, on rotation- WCVF-FM, Fredonia, NY, USA, "General Eclectic"- WPKN FM, Bridgeport, CT, USA, in standard program- WPKM FM, Montauk, NY, USA, in standard program- WSCA FM, Portsmouth, NH, USA, in standart program- Radio Jazz Plus, Montreal, Canada, in standard program- Urgent.FM, Gent, Belgium, „worldservice"- Art Sound FM, Canberra, Australia, in standard program- PBS 106,7 FM, Fitzroy, Australia, standard program + recommended CD- QFM, Tenerife, Spain, on „high rotation"- Aeropuerto Jazz Cafe, Gran Canaria, Spain, recommended CD- Canal Extremadura Radio, Badajos, Spain- El Club de Jazz, Pamplona, Spain- LastFM, 101,7 Sevilla, Spain, „Jazz en el aire"- Punto Radio Cascina, Pisa, Italy, "Anima Jazz"- Radio Nova, Sardegna, Italy, „The House of Blues", recommended CD- Radio Jazz International, Bole, Swiss- Radio Weser TV, Germany, „Der JW-Jazzpoint"- Radio Darmstadt, Germany, „Journey into Sound"- Radio Lippeland, Lippstadt, Germany, „Soundtracks"- SWR 2, Baden-Baden, Germany, "Morgenjournal"- Alooga, DJ Ottic, Bonn, Germany, Trend-Club

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/5/2007
Band Website: dhrecords.com/SpiritnJazz/home.html
Band Members: Derek Crehan, Guitars and Bass.. Paul Douglas, Trombone.. Richard Evans, Drums.. Gunter Hauser, Keys, Accordion, Percussion, Production.. Layla Tugal, Vocals..
Influences:Are as varied and diverse as each of the members. Ranging from Classical to Rock, Pop to Blues, Jazz to Latin and Funk to Soul and a little bit of Country ...
Sounds Like: People have said that Spirit'n'Jazz sound like Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, Pink Floyd, Camel but Music is so subjective depending on mood and time of day, the best thing you could do is have a listen and decide for yourself :-) CD Can You See...? Available fromhttp://www.dhrecords.com/SpiritnJazz/SnJ-Webshops.pdf
Record Label: D|H Records / Jaro Medien
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

ON LINE REVIEWS

please check out our on line reviews... http://www.smoothjazznow.com/review_spirit_n_jazz.html http://www.crossover-agm.de/cdSpiritNJazz07.htm http://italia.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=2568 P...
Posted by SPIRIT N JAZZ on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:45:00 PST

QFM Tenerife

Hi There Our track "Time With Laura" is at number 6 on the QFM Tenerife top 10  Click on the link below to check it out http://www.qmusica.com/index_en.php We would like to thank QFM Tenerife fo...
Posted by SPIRIT N JAZZ on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:42:00 PST

No 1

YULE TIED is No1 on  World's Cool JazZ, wcjz.com.http://wcjz.com//component/option,com_wrapper/Itemi d,67/ also VOICE OF REASON is at No9 and CAN YOU SEE is at number No10 on the same chart.....
Posted by SPIRIT N JAZZ on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:30:00 PST

Spirit’n’Jazz Radio airplays worldwide

Spirit'n'Jazz on airplays worldwide: To be played on radio stations in New York is showing some relevance, even more so, when you are into intercultural dialog after 9/11. With 40 radio stations fro...
Posted by SPIRIT N JAZZ on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:44:00 PST

LATEST NEWS LATEST NEWS

D|H Records E-News edition 4-08.en 27.04.08 Spirit'n'Jazz on rotations in USA, Italy, Spain, Australia... CD-Reviews from Australia, Germany, Spain, USA... Distribution and shops for "Spirit'n'Jazz...
Posted by SPIRIT N JAZZ on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:52:00 PST

NEWS and LINKS for SPIRIT N JAZZ

D|H Records e-News edition 4-08.uk              www.dhrecord.socm      & nbsp;       &...
Posted by SPIRIT N JAZZ on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:26:00 PST

SPIRIT N JAZZ Radio

Spirit’n’Jazz on Radio worldwide: - Gallery 41, San Francisco, California, USA, on rotation 24/7 - KIOS FM, Omaha, Nebraska, USA - KMHD, Portland, Oregon, USA - Point of Departure, Dama...
Posted by SPIRIT N JAZZ on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:20:00 PST

Update.....

Hey It has been a while, hoping your new year has gotten off to a good start, i have been busy since Christmas, went over to Germany to do some Tracks for the next CD we have two contrasting idea...
Posted by SPIRIT N JAZZ on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:51:00 PST

News 1

 Spirit'n'Jazz regularly on Radio Nova broadcasting in Italy  Interview with Leyla Tugal and Gunter Hauser  Early success for the CD "Spirit'n'Jazz - Can you see&?"   &n...
Posted by SPIRIT N JAZZ on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:01:00 PST

Spirit’n’Jazz.. holiday message

Bless you and your families this Christmas and may 2008 be your year of Fulfilment... best wishes, keep it real, keep it live, play from the heart to touch the soul, Peace, Spirit'n'Jazz......
Posted by SPIRIT N JAZZ on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 12:11:00 PST