“This was one of the great moments for New Zealand jazz when the great Michael Brecker toured New Zealand as a guest of the Rodger [More]
Five Dice (Leonhard Kuhn) from the album: Emergenz, ACT Music Release: May 27, 2022 Jazzrausch Bigband directed and produced by Roman Sladek composed and arranged [More]
Gillespiana is an album by trumpter Dizzy Gillespie featuring compositions by Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1960 and released on the Verve label. The album features [More]
“Dizzy Moods” by Charles Mingus, performed by Mingus Big Band on April 18, 2022 at The Django in NYC. In honor of Mingus’ Centennial and [More]
Ellington called these concerts (Sacred Concert) “the most important thing I have ever done”. He said many times that he was not trying to compose [More]
Consummation is an album by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. It was released in 1970 on Blue Note Records and re-released in 2002.  The [More]
Track listing: 1. Murdy Purdy 0:00 2. Wire Brush Stomp 3:36 3. Kick it 6:54 4.Jersey Bounce 8:57 5. Cow Cow Boogie 13:11 6. Rose [More]
“This album was originally recorded in 1973, when the Canadian expat seemed equally at home in free-improv or the kind of backdrops Gil Evans wrote [More]
“Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones’ longtime drummer, has his roots in jazz and always loved the music. In 1986 he financed a worldwide tour by [More]