Celebrated as the “quintessence of female jazz singing” Ann Malcolm fascinates her audiences with her very personal style and phrasing. She will definitely touch your heart with her unique voice that one does not forget.
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Partyka Brass – “The Day After Christmas”
“Between the years” is the name given to the period that follows on the heels of the Christmas festivities, even before the New Year’s Eve fireworks once again cast a glow on the wintry darkness. And even if this term is not found in any dictionary, it is still generally valid. Everyone immediately associates a very special feeling with this time.
Ann Malcolm – “Libertango” (Single)
Celebrated as the “quintessence of female jazz singing” Ann Malcolm fascinates her audiences with her very personal style and phrasing. She will definitely touch your heart with her unique voice that one does not forget.
Ed Partyka Jazz Orchestra feat. Efrat Alony – „Songs Of Love Lost“
„songs of love lost” is what Ed Partyka calls the joint work, the harmony of the exceptionally talented musicians of his Ed Partyka Jazz Orchestra. From all parts of Germany, from Austria, from Holland and – with Efrat Alony – also from Israel they follow the call of the composer and arranger to meet for recordings in the rbb studios in Berlin, as they did for “Songs Of Love Lost”.
Ed Partyka, Efrat Alony, Sunday Night Orchestra – “Overcast”
The Ed Partyka Jazz Orchestra (EPJO) was launched in Berlin in 2007. Its trademark is an unmistakable, and in all likelihood globally unique, mix of musical personalities. “Old stars” from the European big band establishment play side by side with newcomers from the young and hip jazz scenes of Berlin, Amsterdam, Vienna and Prague. Musicians from the USA, Germany, Austria, Holland, Switzerland and the Czech Republic get together – each of them brings their own musical language, and adds their unique national sound into the mix.
Ann Malcolm – “Shadows Who Dance”
Celebrated as the “quintessence of female jazz singing” Ann Malcolm fascinates her audiences with her very personal style and phrasing. She will definitely touch your heart with her unique voice that one does not forget.
George Robert & Phil Woods – Soul eyes
George Robert – alto sax
Phil Woods – alto sax
Kenny Barron – piano
Rufus Reid – bass
Alvin Queen – drums
Jeff Hamilton Trio – “Hamilton House / Live at Steamers”
Hamilton has worked with Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney, the Count Basie Orchestra, Oscar Peterson, and Ray Brown. He toured with Diana Krall and has played on several of her albums.
George Robert & Phil Woods – “The Summit”
George Robert, alto saxophone and clarinet
Phil Woods, alto saxophone and clarinet
Kenny Barron, piano
Ray Drummond, bass
Bill Goodwin, drums
Ann Malcolm – “R.S.V.P”
Celebrated as the “quintessence of female jazz singing” Ann Malcolm fascinates her audiences with her very personal style and phrasing. She will definitely touch your heart with her unique voice that one does not forget.
Ben Wolfe – “Bagdad Theater”
New York bassist/composer and bandleader Ben Wolfe’s music has been described as “Mingus and Miles Davis meet Bartok and Bernard Herrmann” (Ben Ratliff – The New York Times). Acclaimed by some of the jazz world’s most respected critics for his “wit and cool intelligence” and signature “innovative, melding of hard-swinging jazz quartet, outstanding guest soloists and classical string quartet.”,
Jeff Hamilton Trio – “Hands On”
Jeff Hamilton (born August 4, 1953) is an American jazz drummer, who is co-leader of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.
Andy Martin & Metropole Orchestra
Martin is well known for his work as a lead player and featured soloist with virtually every big band in L.A.
Ben Wolfe – “13 Sketches”
New York bassist/composer and bandleader Ben Wolfe’s music has been described as “Mingus and Miles Davis meet Bartok and Bernard Herrmann” (Ben Ratliff – The New York Times). Acclaimed by some of the jazz world’s most respected critics for his “wit and cool intelligence” and signature “innovative, melding of hard-swinging jazz quartet, outstanding guest soloists and classical string quartet.”,
Jeff Hamilton Trio feat. Frits Landesbergen – “Dynavibes”
Jeff Hamilton (born August 4, 1953) is an American jazz drummer, who is co-leader of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.
“Straight Into Your Heart” – Metropole Orchestra, Nancy King & Steve Christofferson
She’s been called everything from a “Cult figure” and an “uncompromising artist,” (Earshot Jazz) to “the greatest living jazz singer,” (Herb Ellis). As one of the few improvisers in vocal jazz to master the vocabulary, Nancy King has “indefatigable scat chops and a remarkably elastic range.” (The Oregonian)
Claudio Roditi – Metropole Orchestra
In 1966 Claudio was named a trumpet finalist at the International Jazz Competition in Vienna, Austria. While in Vienna, Roditi met Art Farmer, one of his idols, and the friendship inspired the younger trumpeter to follow a career in jazz.
Joris Teepe – “Bottom Line”
Bass – Joris Teepe
Drums – Carl Allen
Piano – Darrell Grant
Saxophone – Don Braden
Trumpet – Tom Harrell
Pete Yellin & His All Star Group – It’s You Or No One
During the 1960s, Yellin worked with Chick Corea, Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich, and Tito Puente. In the 1970s, he was a member of Joe Henderson’s band and worked with Mario Bauzá, Charles Earland, Maynard Ferguson, Sam Jones, and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra.
Here comes Allan Harris and the Metropole Orchestra
Described as having a “formidable baritone with… husky edges and deep resonant low notes”, and Harris has been called a protean talent. Harris is known for both his albums and his live performances. His album Convergence a collaboration with pianist Takana Miryamoto was critically praised and his album Cross That River (2006) was widely covered for its perspective on issues of ethnicity in the American western expansion.
Jeff Hamilton Trio – “Live!”
Jeff Hamilton (born August 4, 1953) is an American jazz drummer, who is co-leader of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.
Ralph Moore, Eric Reed, Robert Hurst, Jeff Hamilton – “West Coast Jazz Summit”
Jeff Hamilton (born August 4, 1953) is an American jazz drummer, who is co-leader of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra.
George Robert – Metropole Orchestra
Born on September 15, 1960 in Chambésy (Geneva), Switzerland, George Robert is internationally recognized as one of the leading alto saxophonists in jazz today.
Clark Terry – Metropole Orchestra
Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator.
George Robert – Tom Harrell Quintet – Cape Verde
Alto Saxophone – George Robert
Bass – Reggie Johnson
Drums – Byron Landham
Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Tom Harrell
Piano – Dado Moroni
George Robert, Dado Moroni – “Youngbloods”
George Robert – sax
Dado Moroni – piano
Allan Harris – It’s a Wonderful World
Allan Harris (born April 4, 1956) is a jazz vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter from Harlem, New York. Described as having a “formidable baritone with… husky edges and deep resonant low notes”, and Harris has been called a protean talent. Harris is known for both his albums and his live performances.
Joris Teepe – Don Braden Quintet – “Pay As You Earn”
Acoustic Bass – Joris Teepe
Drums – Carl Allen
Piano – Cyrus Chestnut
Tenor Saxophone – Don Braden
Trumpet – Tom Harrell
Clark Terry – “Remember the time”
Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator.
Ethan Iverson, Dewey Redman, Johannes Weidenmüller, Falk Willis – “School Work”
Ethan Iverson is a pianist, composer, and critic best known for his work in the avant-garde jazz trio The Bad Plus with bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King. Walter Dewey Redman (1931 – 2006) was an American saxophonist who performed free jazz as a bandleader and with Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett.