Maria João and Aki Takase are a musical explosion all by themselves. Combine them with bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted- Pedersen and you've got a jazz trio that blows the walls off.

Recorded at the Munich Philharmonie, this programme features performances of Mozart's Piano Sonata in B flat Major K333 and a selection from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier by Gulda, who also plays some of his own compositions. He is joined by Herbie…

Recorded live from the Philharmonie in Munich, this concert features the legendary jazz keyboard player Joe Zawinul and his jazz-rock formation Syndicate. The line-up includes Zawinul on synthesiser, with Carl Anderson (vocals), Gerald Veasley (bass)…

The Christmas concert recorded at the Berlin Schauspielhaus on the Gendarmeriemarkt was one of the first joint musical productions of the reunited Germany. Fade-overs to landscapes and other locations in snow and ice turn the concert into a romantic…

A live recording from the Munich Klaviersommer 1990. The famous pianist, composer and conductor Friedrich Gulda and the gifted Munich organist Barbara Dennerlein play an unusual duet for piano and organ. Both are familiar with various musical styles…

The Austrian piano virtuoso, Friedrich Gulda plays Mozart's Fantasia in C K475 and Piano Sonata No.14 in C K457, followed by his own arrangement of a passage from The Marriage of Figaro. Gulda is then joined by the celebrated German organist Barbara…

Herbie Mann was one of the first jazz musicians to incorporate the sounds of South America into his music. Flautist Mann plays with Marc Cohen (piano), Romero Lubambo (guitar), Paul Socolow (bass), Ricky Sebastian (percussion) and Cyro Baptista…

Pianist Michel Camilo plays with Ned Mann (bass), Cliff Almond (drums), Michel Mossman (trumpet and trombone) and Ralph Bowen (saxaphone and flute). Camilo's rise to fame has been swift and his influences range from jazz musicians like Art Tatum and…

A Royal Gala Evening! A blend of operatic arias, duets and popular songs. This glittering event has been staged in aid of The José Carreras International Leukaemia Fund by Alan Sievewright, who also acts as presenter on stage. All proceeds from the…

Elvin Jones is the archetypical modern jazz musician playing on instinct, not intellect. This is the kind of music he has played to perfection since his days with John Coltrane. There are some heavy-duty sidemen in his present "Jazz Machine": Sonny…