Jazz Philharmonic

The Burbank Philharmonic is the first and last album by The Burbank Philharmonic. Released in 1970, the album was produced by The Wilder Brothers, who were also known as Sounds Of Sunshine. Members of The Burbank Philharmonic were not mentioned by name but it may very well be the Sounds Of Sunshine playing "secretly." Some of the covers in this include Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walking", The Beatles' "Hey Jude" and "Michelle"., Blood, Sweat & Tears' "Spinning Wheel", and The Doors' "Light My Fire."

IT IS NO OVERSTATEMENT that, in contemporary jazz and wider circles, Swedish trio E.S.T. rose to become a powerfully seminal band during the ‘Noughties’. On the face of it, a piano trio – but that barely scratches the surface of why pianist Esbjörn Svensson, bassist Dan Berglund and drummer Magnus Öström were, in so many hearts, creatively untouchable.

Recorded at the Jazz Open Stuttgart in 2009 to a sold-out audience of nine thousand people, this DVD features a unique performance by Katie Melua, her band and the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra.

The Burbank Philharmonic is the first and last album by The Burbank Philharmonic. Released in 1970, the album was produced by The Wilder Brothers, who were also known as Sounds Of Sunshine. Members of The Burbank Philharmonic were not mentioned by name but it may very well be the Sounds Of Sunshine playing "secretly." Some of the covers in this include Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walking", The Beatles' "Hey Jude" and "Michelle"., Blood, Sweat & Tears' "Spinning Wheel", and The Doors' "Light My Fire.

Manhattan is the original motion picture soundtrack to Woody Allen's 1979 film Manhattan with music by George Gershwin. It was performed by the New York Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under Michael Tilson Thomas. It was nominated for Best Soundtrack in the 33rd British Academy Film Awards.

No other European jazz pianist has had such a formative influence in his field in recent years as the Swede Esbjörn Svensson, who died far too soon in 2008. In changing constellations, moods and interpretations, Iiro Rantala, Viktoria Tolstoy, Ulf Wakenius, Lars Danielsson and Morten Lund take on some of the best-known Svensson respectively e.s.t. works. And if the album title “Tears For Esbjörn” becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy upon hearing Svensson’s most emotional piece “Love Is Real” nobody needs to be ashamed; neither for tears of sadness at the irreplaceable loss of Esbjörn Svensson, nor for tears of joy at the music he left us with.

Three continents, three musical world citizens. Morocco-born Majid Bekkas, Franco-Vietnamese Nguyên Lê and American Hamid Drake have combined their astonishing musicality, their origins and their global experiences, to create a captivating live concert programme encompassing desert blues, Gnawa trance, Middle Eastern jazz, Sixties rock and Far Eastern serenity.