The Berliner Jazztage are among the oldest and most prestigious jazz festivals in Europe. The festival was founded in 1974. In 1969, to mark Duke Ellington’s 70th birthday, the Jazztage invited a phalanx of the greatest jazz stars to Berlin. Among…

The Berliner Jazztage stand among the oldest and most respected jazz festivals in Europe. Founded back in 1964, the festival quickly became a magnet for the greats. A highlight came in 1974, when the legendary trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie took the stage…

An extraordinary document of its time: Gil Evans live at the Berliner Jazztage in 1976 – one of Europe’s most prestigious jazz festivals. Amidst a stellar line-up, the legendary arranger unveils a richly textured set that moves seamlessly between…

A rare concert recording from 1974 captures the Stan Getz Quartet live at the Berlin Jazz Days – one of Europe’s most important jazz festivals. Getz, famed for his warm, lyrical tone, is heard at his very best. The quartet enchants with subtle…

In 1980, the U.S. group Oregon took the stage at the Berliner Jazztage – a legendary performance. With their genre-crossing style between jazz, world music, classical, and folk, they created a sound language all their own. This concert recording…

Classical music is not supposed to be fun, right? And yet, every concert of the Philharmonix is a living, grooving, finger-snapping testament to the contrary. The Philharmonix’ sophisticated sense of humor allows them to move seamlessly from the…

Towards the end of 1976 Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman made a European tour together, playing duos for two violins and for violin and viola with Zukerman playing the viola part. The tour began with a concert in the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in…

A series of recitals by the master pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy at a new peak in his career. Both his audiences and the critics have been aware in recent years of new dimensions in Ashkenazy's playing. This may stem in part from his broadening…

Vladimir Ashkenazy has had a particular affection for the music of Rachmaninoff throughout his professional life, and his performances have long had the ring both of authenticity and of deep commitment. This is not surprising in a Russian-born and…

“Trifonov has everything and more. What he does with his hands is both technically and musically unbelievable. And then there is his touch — so gifted with tenderness and at the same time he has the demonic element. I have never heard anything like…