In 2006 Sabrina Starke won the Talent Night and was the first to perform at the Apollo Theater in New York, the bastion of American black music. That same year she came second at the Grote Prijs van Nederland in the singer-songwriter category. A year later she won the Music Matters Award and released her debut with the prize money . The success of this album earned her a multi-year contract with
… in 2008on. There was a time when Blue Note was a renowned jazz label. Of course, a jazz label must also keep up with the times if it is to survive for years, but that does not necessarily mean that it has to sell its heart and soul by including commercial pop songs in its repertoire. Bags & Suitcases is full of songs that would not go wrong on the average American easy listening radio station. Although it is very professionally made, it does not belong on a jazz label. (AD)more
