Count Basie is one of the most important bandleaders of the swing era. Basie's orchestra was characterised by a light, swinging rhythm section that he led from the piano, lively ensemble work, and generous soloing.
Portraits of artists, concerts and festivals that give good impressions of the jazz world. Both famous and less famous jazz artists will give new insights in their life, such as why they wrote a certain song and what was the first record they bought.
This performance is based on his second album 'Legacy'.
Jazz guitarist Scott DuBois leads his quartet, in an intimate and atmospheric performance at Munich's Jazz Club Unterfahrt in March 2016.
Portraits of artists, concerts and festivals that give good impressions of the jazz world. Both famous and less famous jazz artists will give new insights in their life, such as why they wrote a certain song and what was the first record they bought.
An adventurous threesome pushes the boundaries of jazz, folk and classical music. There is a certain commonality between the instruments they play: accordion, tuba and cello, all sharing a richness of sound.
Salif Keita, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Amadou Bagayoko, Brian Edwards and the rest of the band. Recorded in 2015.
American singer and pianist Fats Domino gave an unforgettable performance at the North Sea Jazz Festival of 1980.
Imagine that visual arts and music are no longer two separate fields; that musicians no longer focus on their instruments only, but also on the visuals of their performance. Such is the premise of Mn'JAM Experiment.
Since its opening in 1992, jazz club Moods has developed into one of Zurich's largest and most prominent cultural venues. Theo Croker performs with his usual impalpable flair.
The world-renowned North Sea Jazz Festival features a wide variety of genres, including traditional New Orleans jazz, swing, bop, free jazz, fusion, avant-garde and electronic jazz, blues, gospel, funk, soul, R&B, hip hop, world beat and Latin.
Lionel Hampton was the first jazz musician to give the vibraphone an identity in jazz.
Jazz club De Tor in Enschede is one of Europe's most authentic jazz venues. Some of the best musicians from Holland and the rest of the world find their way to De Tor to perform for an audience of appreciative jazz fans.
Portraits of artists, concerts and festivals that give good impressions of the jazz world. Both famous and less famous jazz artists will give new insights in their life, such as why they wrote a certain song and what was the first record they bought.
A jazz concert with Tigran Hamasyan from Armenia and the Norwegian Mathias Eick. Hamasyan has since claimed its own category, Tigran jazz, and Eick is known for his freewheeling jazz escapades.
Jazz festival and conference inJazz brings together the supply and demand sides of the Dutch jazz scene, helping artists share knowledge and experiences and stimulating the development of international relationships.
VIVA perform at The Morgenland Festival, a German music festival that began in 2005.
Since its opening in 1992, Moods jazz club has developed into one of Zurich's largest and most important cultural venues. One of the club's performers, BCUC, is a South African afro-psychedelic-funk collective.
`Jazz a Vienne' is one of the world's most prestigious jazz festivals. Ever since 1981 it has attracted leading jazz artists, with many of them playing return engagements.
At the height of the Argentinean summer, the Orquesta Filarmónica del Teatro Colon, under Daniel Barenboim (conductor and soloist), join bandoneon virtuoso Leopoldo Federico and his Orquesta Tipica for an extraordinary New Year's Eve show.
From their sold out Sydney gig, the Shakes were powerful, playful and gut-wrenchingly good.