The daughter of a South African father and a German mother, Joy Denalane, was named the ‘Queen of German Soul’ by MTV, but her musical vision and stylistic diversity are more important to her than chart success. Good music runs deep.
Sheryl Crow plays Avo Session
On her album, ‘1000 Miles From Memphis’, Sheryl Crow takes us back to her formative years in Kennet, Missouri, 100 miles from Memphis, where, as a little girl in the sixties, she learned the honesty and simplicity that would become the foundation of her worldwide success. Her music was shaped by the sounds of her hometown: bluesy soul, with just a touch of Motown. Sheryl’s retrospective is a continuation of that successful career. At the Avo Session she performs her legendary hits as well as songs from her new album.
Justin Nozuka plays Avo Session
The Canadian singer-songwriter, Justin Nozuka is an exceptional talent. On his debut album ‘Holly’, which has been released in Europe, Canada, Japan and the United States, he was compared with such greats as Marvin Gaye, Jeff Buckley and Ben Harper – even though Nozuka was only 19 years old at the time. His follow up album ‘You I Wind Land And Sea’ was released in 2010 and it proofs that Justin just got even better.
Mary J. Blige plays Avo Session
With over 40 million albums sold worldwide, nine Grammys and just as many albums not to mention the unequivocal title ‘Queen of Hip Hop Soul’: Mary J. Blige is a true diva in the best sense of the word. Her music is as big as her personality and like any true diva this native New Yorker is also a style icon.
Razorlight play Avo Session
Razorlight is one of today’s best Britpop bands. After his earlier incarnation as a solo acoustic singer songwriter, supporting bands like The Libertines, bandleader Johnny Borrell fashioned Razorlight as an intense electric rock band with catchy songs and took the band out on the road.
Jamiroquai plays Avo Session
The British jazz, funk and acid jazz band, Jamiroquai, started out as the most prominent component in the early 1990s London-based acid jazz movement. Subsequent albums have explored other musical directions such as pop, rock and electronica. Jamiroquai have sold more than 35 million albums worldwide and won a Grammy Award in 1997. At the Avo Session they perform their world-famous hits.
Element of Crime play Avo Session
The Berlin dialect is known as being extremely direct and full of slang, yet somehow it is still endearing. Element of Crime have become a chanson-rock institution with their eccentric, poetic wordplay and slightly melancholic melodies.
Roy Ayers plays Avo Session
Jazz Funk at its finest! In his 40-plus years as a vibraphonist, he has produced a string of soul and funk classics, like ‘We Live In Brooklyn Baby’ and ‘Everybody Loves the Sunshine,’which have arguably made him the second-most sampled musician in hip-hop, after James Brown. Joined by Mark Adams (Keys), Ray Gaskins (Saxophone), Donald Nicks (Bass), Troy Miller (Drums), John Pressley (Vocals) he will perform his legendary hits, as well as new songs.
Sanada Maitreya & The Nudge Nudge play Avo Session
Sananda Maitreya presents his music as ‘Post Millennium Rock’. Its main elements are heart and soul, its nature is passion, courage and curiosity and itknows no rules except to lead the listener back to his heart. Sananda started his career as Terence Trent D’Arby. At the Avo Session he proudly presents his new music, the albums ‘Angels & Vampires’, ‘Nigor Mortis’ and ‘The Sphinx’, with his two-man-orchestra: The Nudge Nudge.
Joe Jackson plays Avo Session
Post punk, pop, swing, jazz, latin, and classical: in the course of his 40-year career, Joe Jackson has always tried out whatever tickled his fancy. He took it for granted that he would never become a big star for the masses. Joe Jackson is an expert in his field and a master of his art who delights the music gourmets. At the Avo Session he performs with Graham Maby (Vocals, Bass) and Dave Houghton (Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Loops).