Imanuel is the founder, host, editor, Head of Music and producer. Busy is his middle name, also because he runs The Berlin Spectator as well. He used to work for conventional German radio stations as a presenter, Head of Music, reporter and foreign correspondent. He also booked major Jazz, Funk and Soul bands in Europe, including Incognito and Spyro Gyra. And he ran a major Jazz festival in Bulgaria. Everyone (!) was on stage.
In the 'Real Music' world, hardly any album is as popular as Steely Dan's 'Aja'. Forty-four years after its release, everyone plays it all the time. To drummers, listening to 'Aja' can be demotivating.
Sérgio Santos Mendes is the man who brought Bossa Nova, Samba and Musica Popular Brasileira to the world. But this is only the simple version of a story that…