Bangstyle writes “Last night D’Angelo played his first show in more than 11 years in Stockholm, Sweden. What’s more exciting is that the neurotic talent is making an attempt to rekindle his once-bright star.” Strong!

And now …a 15 minutes interview with Paul McCartney and Tommy LiPuma while The Telegraph reviews his new CD “Kisses on the Bottom – Paul McCartney abandons the guitar and pays homage to the music of his youth.”

SoulCulture presents Robert Glasper Experiment’s EPK “to keep us all going until the release date; focusing on the creation of the album, with the Hip Hop-inspired jazz pianist talking about how some of the multitude of featured artists watched each other work in the sessions.”

Via Entertainment Weekly “Casey Abrams has a Record Deal. Abrams is now signed with Concord Records, the jazz label that is also home to Esperanza Spalding, Carole King, and Kenny G.” As a bonus, here is Haley Reinhart & Casey Abrams recorded LIVE in the Akoo studio, in December.

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Alto Saxophone of the year on the DownBeat Critics Poll 2011, Rudresh Mahanthappa was last month in Madrid (video below). Livemint.com discusses his career and new album. ” when a riff explodes on top of a funk rhythm layered with mridangambeats, and Mahanthappa trades jazz solos with guitarist David Gilmore, you know you’ve entered the treasure chest of styles.”