Marte Röling (*1939) is a painter and sculptor from The Netherlands. She learned to draw from her father Gé Röling, who was also her teacher at the Rijksakademie (The Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam). From her mother, the painter Martine Antonie (Grolle), she learned in essence to look through things to the very core of the visible world.
Röling experienced success from a very young age. She was renowned for her fashion drawings for newspaper Het Parool, which have reached a number of over 1000 in 12 years. In the 1960s, Alan Bates, then representing the Dutch Label Fontana Records, commissioned Röling to design a series of album covers for avant-garde jazz releases.
In the interview, Marte Röling talks about her inspirations, a yellow ear and her surprise about her covers being exhibited in record stores.

„Marte Röling on her record covers“ weiterlesen

We’re happy to announce the first Berlin concert of Brazilian vocalist Grazie Wirtti with Matias Arriazu from Argentina on 8-string guitar.

Premiered in Germany by Johanna Bock.

Proudly presented at Salon am Moritzplatz in Berlin.

„Presents: Grazie Wirtti (BR) & Matias Arriazu (ARG)“ weiterlesen

We recently had the honour and joy to present five concerts of cellist, composer and improviser Helen Gillet from New Orleans in Berlin. Here’s a small review in pictures and sounds. With our favorite song.

„Helen Gillet in Berlin – a review“ weiterlesen

Helen Gillet (US/BE)

cello – loops – voice

Cellist, composer and improviser Helen Gillet crosses genres and moods by exploring deep funky grooves, electronic loops and her singing voice. Her music is inspired by Avantgarde Jazz, North Indian classical styles, French Chansons and Punkrock. Born in Belgium, Gillet has made her home in New Orleans since 2003. Don’t miss her first Berlin performances in years!

Listen to Helen Gillets wonderful interview with Silke Super at Radioeins, including her performing the new song „Slow Drag Pavageau“ here:

http://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendungen/mofr1921/interviews/helen-gillet.html

Plus: Here’s the portrait about Helen Gillet by Antje Bonhage for Kulturradio: http://mediathek.rbb-online.de/radio/Kulturradio-am-Morgen/Helen-Gillet-Cellistin-und-Jazz-S%C3%A4ngeri/kulturradio/Audio?bcastId=9839110&documentId=43604004

„Presents: Helen Gillet (US/BE) live in Berlin“ weiterlesen

A note from the editor, yours truly Franziska.

As a one-woman-entity, we are proud to be accompanied by a logo from today onwards.

To our great pleasure it was designed by Anna Lind, a half icelandic, half danish graphic designer based in Berlin.

Anna Lind explains:

The mellowtown logo highlights the blogs focus on experimental, improvisational and jazz music, which is shown in the journey that the line takes though out the logo – much like the journey music has taken throughout time, genres, and does through each piece of music.

 

The circle is a basic shape of many instruments, therefore the e and o is surrounded by a circle, this emphasizes the friendliness and inclusiveness but yet professional thought behind the blog.

Feel free to share your associations with the logo by a comment below.