When Sun Ra released his debut Saturn release in 1957, he signaled the Arkestra’s mission for the future. The cover declared the album a "21st Century Limited Edition." The compositions on Supersonic Jazz conveyed optimism and hope, bringing a message auguring the World of Tomorrow. Ra declared this the first dimension of a fresh art form, as he set about evolving a new American music — a composite of the past and future, the known coalescing with the unknown. The album, not very well received upon release, reveals a vibrant universe of sound, with highly developed arrangements and sophisticated musicianship, especially Ra’s innovative keyboard work and John Gilmore’s astonishing tenor sax solos.

The baroque ensemble Oslo Circles is back at the Opera with its brand new concert program of captivating, surprising, slightly crazy (or completely insane?) Italian and Austrian baroque music from the 17th century.

Launched in 1995, Essentially Ellington is a free program for high school jazz bands that aims to elevate musicianship, broaden perspectives, and inspire performance.

After last year's extroverted and funky album "Be Who You Wanna Be," Stef Kamil Carlens presents a more introspective double album recorded with Nel Ponsaers and Rahmat Emonds. Featuring 14 songs—some of his own compositions and very surprising covers or reinterpretations—this album emphasizes lyrics, vocals, and a band sound primarily driven by acoustic instruments. Once again, it stands as a key addition to the already very eclectic catalog of one of Belgium’s most versatile and productive artists. Stef Kamil Carlens & The Poem will tour starting in October 2025.

Human things often bear the same wounds as beings.

Two guitarists who decided to join forces for fun.

The avant-garde of the 20th century, reinterpreted with the virtuosity and skill of two instrumentalists accustomed to great challenges: Petra Magoni and Finaz, aka Alessandro Finazzo.

This release includes the live recording of Suzanne Ciani’s quadraphonic sound performance held on 16 June 2023 in Rome.
On a stage raised above water and surrounded by four stone sphinxes, Ciani performed "Improvisation on Four Sequences" in the garden of Villa Lontana, responding to its natural environment. Using dials, knobs and patch cords, the “Diva of the Diode” engages in an elegant dance with the Buchla 200e to produce her groundbreaking electronic music, while always remaining true to her classically inspired sense of melody. This vinyl is QUARK encoded to play in both stereo and Regular Matrix quadraphonic sound. The digital version offers a two-channel master drawn from the same immersive recording. QUARK is made possible by dublab & the National Endowment for the Arts.

The ultimate collection of jazz recordings perfectly suited for a relaxing evening at home. Whether you're entertaining company over a candlelit dinner or simply kicking off your shoes with a glass of wine after a long day, this compilation finds the perfect balance of intrigue, tranquility, and sonic brilliance. Sit back, relax, and let some of the greatest names in Jazz put you at ease

Mozart and his family spent 15 months in London when the composer was eight years old. In London he wrote his first symphonies and first vocal works, serving major notice to the world. Those have been recorded before and are included here, but what's novel is the inclusion of music by other composers whom Mozart would have heard in London. Many of the works here receive their premiere recordings, and The Mozartists and conductor Ian Page ably sketch the influences they likely had on Mozart. Some of the influences from J.C. Bach have been recognized before, but Page goes more deeply into them: you can hear Mozart's way of assigning expressive meaning to transitional passagework, uncanny already at age eight, in the music of the "London Bach.

Emil Grigoryevich Gilels (19 October [O.S. 6 October] 1916 – 14 October 1985; born Samuil was a Russian and Soviet pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time. His sister Elizabeth, three years his junior, was a violinist. His daughter Elena became a pianist.

'Yesterwynde' is the Finnish/Dutch/British troupe Nightwish's tenth studio album.

Live recordings from Fleetwood Mac’s two sold-out shows at The Forum in 1982 during the Mirage Tour will be featured in a new collection from Rhino on 2CD.

Gary Numan is a pioneer, and his influence on so many artists is unmistakable and grand.

With the release of his latest studio album 50, Herb Alpert hits a tremendous milestone in a storied music career that began over 60 years ago in 1962: 50 is the Tijuana Brass maestro's 50th studio album!