Bireli Lagrene plays with Babik Reinhardt in a tribute to Django Reinhardt.

Four leading European jazz musicians play together in this concert which was recorded live from Munich Klaviersommer – Gerd Dudek (saxophone), Ali Haurand (double bass), Rob van den Broeck (keyboard) and Jirí Stivín (flute and saxophone). They…

Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) is considered today one of the founding fathers of the 17th century German school, whose influence on composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, his spiritual son, cannot be overestimated. Not only was he an indisputable…

“Jazz is more than just a style of music”, says Amro Salah. “It’s about freedom.” Salah, a jazz pianist, is an enthusiastic promoter of the genre. Every year he organises the Cairo Jazz Festival, but doesn’t view himself as a festival director: He is…

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…

The newly-restored fifteenth-century Amanduskirche, Bad Urach, provides the setting for this concert. Charpentier's Te Deum in D major and Fauré's Requiem Op.48 are performed by the Südfunk Choir and the RTL Orchestra, conducted by Leopold Hager…

Pianist Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton are both numbered among the jazz greats of our day. This programme records their first live appearance as a duo for many years, which took place at the Philharmonie during the Munich Klaviersommer.

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.

In this recording from the Munich Philharmonie the prolific pianist Chick Corea returns to his roots, performing jazz standards and originals in the stripped down trio setting of piano, bass and drums. Elektric Band members Dave Weckl and John…

During one concert tour around the world, this quartet set the standard of what Jazz can sound like: traditional, racy, funkadelic, grand.