Given his brief lifespan, the multi-talented musician Paolo Sandrini made a considerable impact in his thirty-one years. He was born in Gorizia, in what is now the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, an area representing a border between various ethnicities, most especially those speaking Germanic, Italian, and Slavic languages. At the time when Sandrini was born, Gorizia was part of the Holy Roman Empire, governed politically from Vienna. Culturally, the coastal regions east of Venice were predominantly Italian, usually speaking the Venetian dialect, at least as far as Fiume (now Rijeka).

'Between the Sheets' is the second studio album of smooth jazz group Fourplay and was released in August 1993. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. 'Between the Sheets' sold over 500,000 copies in the United States and thus certified gold by the RIAA. 'Between the Sheets', the popular single, written by the Isley Brothers, features Fourplay members Bob James (piano), Lee Ritenour (guitar), Nathan East (lead vocals and bass) and Harvey Mason (drums) with guests, soul singer Chaka Khan on lead vocals, backed-up by Philip Bailey and Phil Perry.

BBE Music presents a meeting of musical spirits in a unique live recording captured just a few months before the world changed due to a global pandemic. Recorded in September 2019, Live at Café Oto sees two giant heavyweights of the post-war Japanese jazz scene come together with a pair of exemplary musicians from the heart of the new UK jazz movement. Generations and continents apart but united as one for a very special concert.

Diamanda Galás has announced the June 10 release of The Divine Punishment via Intravenal Sound Operations. Remastered, this 1986 classic will be available via all DSPs and on CD. The vinyl version will be released later in 2022.

Composes and improvises often using the electric piano, reedless and standard tenor saxophones, percussion, acoustic piano, contra-alto clarinet, and voice.

Neil Young's 'Archives Vol. III' includes recordings that show the unheralded sweep of Young's efforts from the 1976-1987 period of his journey.

FRUIT TONES is a rock & roll gang from Manchester. Nothing artificial – this is the real deal. Real music played by real people for real reasons. No budget.

On October 11th, acclaimed saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins will release his expansive third studio album Blues Blood, a meditative offering co-produced by Meshell Ndegeocello that features his quartet with Micah Thomas on piano, Rick Rosato on bass, and Kweku Sumbry on drums; vocalists Ganavya, June McDoom, and Yaw Agyeman…

As each Christmas season approaches, I find it entertaining to look back on how Elvis’ first Christmas album was received when it first appeared in 1957.

This Diana Krall album pays tribute to the Nat King Cole Trio with a set of ballads, medium and up-tempo tunes including "If I Had You", "Frim Fram Sauce", and "Deed I Do". This is the third studio album by Canadian singer.

After Deep Purple’s new album “=1” debuted at number 1 on the charts, fans can now look forward to a special collector’s item.

The brand-new album by David Gilmour, ‘Luck and Strange’ was recorded over five months in Brighton and London and is Gilmour’s first album of new material in nine years.

A Limited Edition (international only) 5-CD Deluxe Box Set of Chick Corea Trilogy’s Trilogy & Trilogy 2. The GRAMMY® Award-Winning Trio, totaling 40 wins among them, features the legendary Chick Corea (piano), Brian Blade (drums) & Christian McBride (bass).

Steve Roach's new purely atmospheric statement hovers within a warm and embracing expression of etheric ambience.

Herbert von Karajan (German: [ˈhɛʁbɛʁt fɔn ˈka(ː)ʁajan] ⓘ; born Heribert Ritter[a] von Karajan; 5 April 1908 – 16 July 1989) was an Austrian conductor.