Jazz

The Balance presents an outstanding David S. Ware concert, in trio with William Parker and Warren Smith. A tenor sax / bass / drums excursion of full-on intensity, this is a suite of spontaneous form created at NYC's Vision Festival in 2010. Ware had...

The Award Winning Univeristy of North Texas U-Tubes present their second album "The Plot Thickens" featuring an array of compositions and arrangements by the group's members. The U-Tubes are made up of some of the finest young jazz trombonists in the...

The Austro-American trumpeter Michael Mantler has been concerned with the reciprocal relationships between music and literary texts for years. He's set texts by Samuel Beckett (No Answer), Edward Goerey (The Hapless Child) and Harold Pinter (Silence) to...

The Astoria Suite began as a series of individual compositions - moments of beauty, observation, and reflection brought about by Detweiler's newfound perspective. Over time, these distinct pieces began to become something more, as themes, melodies, and...

The Arthur Possing Quartet was formed in 2013. The musicians are originally from Germany, France and Luxembourg and have studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, at the Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood near Paris, and at the Musikhochschule...

THE ART OF THE IMPROVISER, a 2XCD, is Shipp's most audacious attempt yet to answer the enigmatic question of what it means to be a modern jazz musician. Already having explored the possibilities of electronically infused jazz on critically acclaimed...

The art of constructing a solo recording is the ultimate challenge for most musicians. Pianist Benny Green believes that the challenge provides the ultimate inspiration, as he is free to take the music in whatever direction he chooses. For his first solo...

The art of Brazilian guitar playing has almost become a musical genre unto itself. The gorgeous music written by composers like Ant?nio Carlos Jobim and Jo?o Gilberto echoes differently on six strings. Guitarists Romero Lubambo and Chico Pinheiro have...

The art form commonly referred to as Latin Jazz is a musical expression of the heart and soul of New York, an exciting reflection of the rhythms and spirit of the city's merging of Latino and African-American cultures. The music of Bill O'Connell is a...

The April 25, 1960, session involving Jimmy Smith on organ, Stanley Turrentine on tenor sax, Kenny Burrell on guitar and Donald Bailey on drums was so fruitful that it produced a pair of must-have albums! Own 'em together on this twofer that features a...

The Andreas Kapsalis & Goran Ivanovic Guitar Duo | A guitar duo that not only celebrate the tradition of guitar performance of the old and the current rapport but also as composers they are a part of a movement in the states who's aim is to build the new...

The American jazz singer and actress who made her Broadway debut as a teenager and became known as the voice of Chiquita Bananas, Monica Lewis performed with Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, among others. She performed on the...