Berlin big band blows folks out of their seats

B-FLAT JAZZ CLUB, BERLIN — When you can hear a band playing from a block away, you know you’re in for body-shaking evening. And this band was playing in a basement! In the winter. The Open Source Orchestra blows listeners away not only with their big sound but also with their joie de vivre — they…

In Berlin, they LISTEN to the music, & it’s really good

A-TRANE BAR, BERLIN — In most cities, you’d be hard-pressed to name a jazz club where they actually LISTEN to the musicians instead of talking over them and clapping only reflexively when they notice the music has stopped. Not at The A-Trane (yes, they spell it that way) Jazz Club in Berlin. On two separate…