Ignatius Sancho (c. 1729–1780) was a Black writer, musician, composer, butler, and shopkeeper whose writings and public presence helped ignite the British abolitionist movement. Reportedly born into slavery and orphaned as a toddler, Sancho was denied access to a formal education until he entered the household of the Duke of Montagu, where he gained an education in European literature, music, and other arts. Sancho’s correspondence, published posthumously as Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African (1782), reflects his engagement with the sentimental literary style and covers topics from his everyday experiences and relationships to his fierce opposition to the international slave trade.

SFJAZZ proudly releases "Collective Imagery", by the 2024-25 edition of SF Jazz Collective, the distinguished organization’s flagship group since it launched in 2004 with a mandate that, annually, each band member create a fresh arrangement of works by a modern master and a newly commissioned piece. On Collective Imagery, for the first time, SFJC eschews arrangements and presents a program of entirely original music, upholding a remark by its first putative leader and musical director, Joshua Redman, that it is “a true composer’s collective.”

La BOMBA is the debut album as a bandleader by bassist, composer, and producer Luca Curcio — a bold, rhythm-driven statement that reshapes the interplay between improvisation, production, and composition. It begins with the band in the studio, capturing composed pieces alongside spontaneous exchanges, raw energy, and collective chemistry. But these performances are only the starting point. Once recorded, they become raw material to be sampled, dismantled, and rebuilt. Horn lines become looping fragments, rhythmic layers splinter and collide, and acoustic textures mutate into unexpected sonic forms — transforming live improvisation into something entirely new.

This sultry-voiced chanteuse wastes no time creating a smoldering, trance-like feel and setting the tone for what’s to come with “Empress”, the opening track to the record of the same name.

Curtain Call 2 is the second greatest hits collection by Detroit legend, Eminem.

The legendary 101 Strings Orchestra invites the audience into the Soul of the Gypsies on this wonderful legacy release.

Exactly 10 years ago, "RELAX Jazzed" was the first groundbreaking collaboration between Blank & Jones and Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr.

Vic Damone (born Vito Rocco Farinola; June 12, 1928 – February 11, 2018) was an American traditional pop and big band singer, actor, radio and television presenter, and entertainer.

The legendary 101 Strings Orchestra present a set of wedding themes on A Bridal Bouquet from 101 Strings.

Singer, songwriter, pianist, and bandleader Joe Bataan took boogaloo to its peak in 1967. He combined soul, mambo, and traditional Latin tunes to become a mainstay for New York’s famous Fania label.

A must-have for all Fantasy fans! Witness a concert experience of magical dimensions, when the Danish National Symphony Orchestra opens the door to a wealth of fantasy universes where dragons and dwarfs, trumpet players and violinists cross blades and sounds in a world of flames and sorcery.

In 2020, two British teenagers, Myron and Archie, former boy choristers with the renowned Magdalen College Choir, Oxford, recorded a very special album of music arranged for the unusual ensemble of treble duet.

Since that last John Klein share featured the orchestra and chorus of Leo Addeo, I figured I'd throw up another record from Mr. Addeo.

"Dedicated" is the album for the 10th anniversary of the band 2CELLOS. The cello rockers Luka Šulić and Hauser combine hits from all genres on "Dedicated" with their characteristic virtuoso playing style that breaks all boundaries.

Daughter of South-American legend Violeta Parra, Isabel Parra learned to sing and play at an early age. "Music was a language fluently spoken at home", she says. In 1965, with the help of brother Angel Parra, she founded the very renowned "Peña de los Parra" - artistic center and "Art Lab" where started musical movement "la Nueva Cancion Chilena" (New Chilean Song). Here, in the center of old Santiago, chilean icon Victor Jara (a young comedian and theatre director in those days !) took a guitar and started to sing traditional and original songs.