"What should have been here. There was folk theatre here and otherwise it was dead," remembers Helmut Viertel. Reason enough for the jazz-loving bailiff to set up something new in his new place of work, Burghausen. The encounter with jazz musician…

Burghausen has been a byword for jazz since 1970. For one week every March, the small town on the Salzach river turns into the German New Orleans. Ella Fitzgerald, Chris Barber, Roy Hargrove, Chick Corea and Dave Brubeck have all performed in…

Burghausen has been a byword for jazz since 1970. For one week every March, the small town on the Salzach river turns into the German New Orleans. Ella Fitzgerald, Chris Barber, Roy Hargrove, Chick Corea and Dave Brubeck have all performed in…

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra and the DR Big Band meet in a unique musical tribute to the 100th anniversary of Thad Jones. Leading the celebration is DR Big Band's chief conductor Miho Hazama, who has arranged several Jones' best numbers for…

This live recording captures the memorable occasion when these two famous jazz pianists met for the first time in the Kongressaal during the Munich Klaviersommer 1983. On two pianos, they play an exciting version of Round Midnight.

Can there be a more charming ambassador for Scotland than Amy Macdonald? On the other hand: On stage, there is an approachable and likable artist who has evidently found her voice, and furthermore— transforms Stuttgart's historic Schlossplatz into a…

This recording was made when Portuguese singer Maria João appeared at the Bayerischer Hof Night Club during the 1999 Munich Klaviersommer with Marcio Doctor (percussion), Miroslav Tadic (guitar) and her long-standing partner, the brilliant pianist…

This concert by the world-famous Spanish guitarist was recorded in Germany when he appeared with a septet of musicians. The music in this concert ranges from the contemplative to the exhilarating, the traditional to the jazz-orientated, and some…

Sun, for the joy of playing together, of reinventing oneself again, of discovering more and more of the world. Monkey, for the playfulness dear to the trio, its resolutely limitless creativity, and the complicity of these three friends whose live…

“I was always attracted to different types of melodies, harmonies and grooves. Combining those influences is a matter of getting in touch with the spirit and emotions in the music, and trying to convey those same emotions with honesty. I don’t care…