This performance is a very intimate meeting of three great artists of Jazz, featuring music ranging from Argentinian Tango to international musical favourites. Very rarely has the vibrant intensity of a performance been captured with such atmosphere.

The two musicians Terje Rypdal and Miroslav Vitous recently found a kindred spirit in the Indian percussionist Trilok Gurtu, who manages to play drums and percussion simultaneously on the drum set he designed himself.

Rodion Shchedrin is renowned throughout the musical world as a composer. In this recording, he reveals his abilities as an improviser, performing with the American jazz pianist Chick Corea and the Cypriot pianist Nicolas Economou, finishing in an…

The form, rhythm and tone of Rabih Abou-Khalil's music usually follow the pattern of Arabian instrumental music, but for his amazingly cosmopolitan sound Abou-Khalil has created a synthesis of Arabian music with Western classical and jazz idioms.

In this performance, Pharoah Sanders, one of the innovators of the saxophone, explores the possibilities of the instrument. This programme includes moments of sounds exploding with rhythmic intensity, plus pieces full of silent excitement.

In this live recording, the Viennese piano duo give a firework display of piano technique, Miles Davis's classic All Blues, Brahms's Variations on a Theme by Haydn and Batik's own composition, Impressions.

For more than 20 years, this quartet has been a musical melting pot, artfully blending American jazz, European classics, Indian and African music into an instantly recognizable, meditative sound experience.

The members of the ensemble are all distinguished soloists who represent a high level of artistry. This is traditional Indian folkloristic music at its purest, presented with a high level of interaction between the musicians.

The Moscow Art Trio is one of the most exciting of the new jazz formations. Three musicians: Mikhail Alperin, Sergey Starostin and Arkady Shilkloper. They come from different styles. When they meet, they are the Moscow Art Trio. In their concerts…

During his tour through Germany in early 1998, Michel Petrucciani gave a breathtaking performance at the Liederhalle Stuttgart, playing his own compositions as well as standards like "So What" and "Take the A Train". The rhythm section, consisting of…