It may be more commonly known as the City of Light, but if there’s one other thing Paris is famous for it has to be music, jazz music in particular. This probably explains why so many musicians pertaining to this genre – French or otherwise – move there, basing themselves inside its various arrondissements, absorbing the charm and artistic inspiration that permeates every street and corner of this most alluring of European capitals. And being something of a fluid genre, jazz

“Trania’s musical influences span over 40 years of Blues, progressive rock, folk, Latin and jazz music.” This quote, lifted from the liner notes of Trania’s self-titled debut CD, triggers enough interest in the music contained within, but it’s the album’s sub-title, namely ‘contemporary Maltese ethnic music’, that gives the project that extra edge. Featuring 10 original compositions, the album strongly reflects the aspirations behind the band’s music as well as its name, whic

Not for the first time, the music of local indie rockers No Snow/No Alps is transcending barriers of the geographical kind, except that this time their approach is entire-ly different to previous foreign ventures. Stripping down their songs to their bare essentials and reworking them into an acoustic set, frontman Nick Morales and Sarah Falzon are promoting the Romantikpolitik album, touring several European cities alongside a Danish singer/songwriter who is promoting his own