David Burns

My Flame Burns Blue is the twenty-second album by Elvis Costello, released on Deutsche Grammophon. It is his second official live release after the El Mocambo bonus disc issued with the 2½ Years box set. It consists of recordings from the North Sea Jazz Festival in July 2004, made with Steve Nieve and The Metropole Orkest, with Vince Mendoza conducting. With this album, Costello joined the ranks of songwriters adding lyrics to jazz instrumentals, a practice encompassing classic pop, jazz standards, and vocalese. In addition to the Mingus tune, he drafted words for "Blood Count" by Billy Strayhorn, appearing here as the title song "My Flame Burns Blue." The initial release included a bonus disc of an abridged version of his 2004 ballet score recording Il Sogno, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas.

Dennis Burns has been a performing and teaching musician in Boulder, Colorado for over 30 years. In 2005 his recording A Rose On The Lake was released on the Avant-Acoustic label. He is also the founder of BOLDER Sounds, a sound design company that specializes in the production of sample libraries (otherwise known as virtual instruments). Six original and evocative jazz compositions for guitar, bass and drums.

The Big Picture explores the inseparable relationship between music and movies while reminding the audience of their incomparable contribution as co-stars. Clarinetist extraordinaire David Krakauer s otherworldly interpretations of the music found in a myriad of moviegoer favorites including Sophie s Choice, Life is Beautiful, The Pianist, Radio Days, and more, will transport the audience to the shores of their memory banks while expanding their appreciation of one of life s great couples music and movies.