Arturo Sandoval, the legendary Cuban trumpeter, performs live from the magical courtyard of Stuttgart’s Old Castle during the JazzOpen festival. Sandoval, renowned for both his virtuoso trumpet and soundtrack work (including for Clint Eastwood’s "The Mule and Richard Jewell"), brings an eclectic ...

Type: Jazz tribute
Location: The Royal Danish Concert Hall
Performed by: The Danish Radio Big Band
Soloist: Curtis Stigers
Conductor: Dennis Mackrel
Year: 2020

This performance of “Fly Me to the Moon” captures real musical joy. Stigers vocals are polished, soulful, and ego-free. The concert hono...

Type: Big Band
Group: Simon Bolivar Big Band
Conductor: Andres Eloy Briceno
Soloists: Ocmaly Sierra (Angel Eyes) Maria Beatriz Occeas (Me Gusta Soñar) Genesis Brito (El Catire)
Location: Conservatoire de Limonest, France
Year: 2015

A gem of a concert for large-ensemble jazz fans, with power, and...

Type: Jazz
Performer: Louis Armstrong
Band: All Stars Ensemble
Program: Core repertoire
Location: Sydney Stadium, Australia
Year: 1964

Watching Armstrong perform is iconic. He chats with the audience with genuine warmth and humility. Armstrong sings behind the beat, creating tension and i...

Type: Jazz
Performer: Stan Getz
Band: The Stan Getz Quartet
Program: Own recordings, jazz standards, modern post-bop
Location: Munich Philharmonie Hall, Germany
Year: 1990

This program documents one of Stan Getz’s final live performances before his death in 1991, capturing him during a Eu...

Type: Jazz
Band: The Organization
Guitarist: Lucky Peterson
Location: Jazzwoche Burghausen, Germany
Year: 2019

At Jazzwoche, Lucky Peterson delivered a soulful, electrifying performance, blending blues, soul, and funk with his masterful guitar, powerful vocals, and signature Hammond B3 organ. Hi...

Type: Jazz Concert
Soloists: Herbie Hancock, Bobby McFerrin, Hancock’s Trio, Michael Brecker
Location: Munich Philharmonie, Germany
Year:1988

This is a thrilling 1988 live concert from Munich, capturing three jazz legends in peak form. With Hancock’s trio, Brecker’s soaring sax, and McFerrin’s v...

Type: Jazz Concert
Band: Walter Trout
Festival: Jazzwoche Burghausen
Year: 2019

azzwoche Burghausen 2019 was energized by the electrifying performance of blues-rock legend Walter Trout. The concert was one of the most popular at the renowned Burghausen International Jazz Week. Walter Trout, fam...

Type: Jazz
Musician: Cory Wong
Event: Jazzopen 2023
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Year: 2023

Jazzopen 2023 presents Cory Wong and lays down some serious jazz-funk vibes. Cory Wong, known for his slick stage presence and innovative licks, delivers a set that has the crowd swinging. His performan...

Type: Jazz
Musician: Al Di Meola
Event: Jazzwoche, Burghausen
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Year: 2019

Al Di Meola is a jazz guitar wizard, a true maestro known for his jaw-dropping technical skill and ability to blend jazz, rock and classical rhythms. At the 2019 Jazzwoche he lit up the stage w...

Type: Jazz
Location: The Münchner Klaviersommer, Germany
Lead: Wynton Marsalis
Band: The Wynton Marsalis Septet
Conductor: Dieter Hens
Year: 1992

Wynton Marsalis presents a transcendent musical experience in this sold-out event. Marsalis leads his septet including Wes Anderson (alto sax), Wyclif...

Type: Jazz
Band: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Musician: Phil Cohran
Location: Jazzwoche Burghausen, Germany
Year: 2019

The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble at Jazzwoche delivered a mesmerizing performance, blending brass-heavy funk, jazz, and hip-hop into a trance-like groove. The group includes seven brother...

Type: Jazz Concert
Band: Al McKay’s Earth, Wind & Fire
Festival: The Burghausen International Jazz Week
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Year: 2019

Al McKay’s Earth, Wind & Fire Experience at Jazzwoche Festival 2019 was a high-energy, unforgettable performance. As a founding member of Earth, Wind ...

Type: Music Documentary
Director: Nick Randall
Year: 2020

The Music of Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton, directed by Nick Randall, is a dynamic documentary that highlights the musical legacies of these two jazz giants. It explores Ellington’s sophisticated orchestration and Hampton’s virtuoso ...

Type: Jazz
Band: Étienne Mbappé and the Prophets
Musician: Etienne Mbappe
Location: Paris
Year: 2019

Étienne Mbappé and the Prophets create a unique blend of jazz with international rhythms, incorporating African rhythms, funk, rock, classical, and world music. Mbappé’s virtuoso fretless bass pl...

Type: Jazz
Bands: Hypnotic Jazz Ensemble, Lucky Peterson and The Organization, Etienne Mbappe and the Prophets, Sing The Truth, Al Di Meola
Location: Jazzwoche Burghausen, Germany
Year: 2019

The prestigious Jazzwoche in Burghausen is the event captured here with the most memorable moments from ...

Type: World Music
Musician: Amit Chaudhuri
Format: Live Concert
Location: England
Year: 2013

This concert features a diverse program with performances of classical Indian ragas, Western pop, jazz, and blues, showcasing the fusion of different musical traditions. Amit Chaudhuri, the renowned musi...

Type: Jazz Concert
Band: Leon Betzl Trio
Festival: The Burghausen International Jazz Week
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Year: 2019

The Burghausen International Jazz Week 2019 was a vibrant celebration of jazz music. This annual festival has been a cornerstone of the jazz scene since 1970. The ev...

Type: Light Classical
Theater: Athenee Theater. Paris
Conductor: Msjel Vermeiren
Soloists: Richard Ducros, Tristan Pfaff
Year: 2017

Experience the delightful “Broadway Suite,” where Richard Ducros on saxophone and Tristan Pfaff on piano create a dazzling celebration of American music. This conc...

Type: Jazz-Rock
Location: Ronnie Scotts, London, England
Performed by: Gary Kemp, Tim Arnold
Year: 2012

In a sultry and stylish homage to Soho’s nocturnal pulse, Neon Glow spotlights Tim Arnold, the charismatic singer-songwriter behind The Soho Hobo, alongside Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet fame, p...

Trio Zadig performs this tango-jazz-classical hybrid bursting with energy. The arrangement is intentionally dissonant and discordant moving away from pretty dance tango, into tango nuevo with harsh syncopations, clustered chords and off-balance rhythms. Piazzolla’s music enjoys scratchy bowing an...