It all began in 2011, when DuWors and Niekawa, then students at Eastman School of Music, were assigned to perform Mozart's last Sonata for Violin and Piano K. 526 together. The magnificence of the piece not only unlocked a profound musical rapport between the two young musicians, but also inspired their name as a collective.

Like a rare comet, Suicide and Talking Heads producer Craig Leon returns nearly 40 years after his ‘Nommos’ and ‘Visiting’ LPs with their widescreen conceptual follow-up; ‘Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol.2: The Canon’. Apparently John Malkovich makes an appearance too…

The encounter between French baritone Thomas Dolié and Quebec pianist Olivier Godin gave rise to a magnificent collaboration around Franz Schubert's Schwanengesang cycle. First given in recital at the Bourgie Hall in Montreal in 2016 and then recorded in the same hall a year later.

One of the all-time great jazz violinists (ranking with Joe Venuti and Stuff Smith as one of the big three of pre-bop), Stéphane Grappelli's longevity and consistently enthusiastic playing did a great deal to establish the violin as a jazz instrument. He was originally self-taught as both a violinist and a pianist, although during 1924-28 he studied at the Paris

A 2CD/DVD set capturing the very special John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest concert staged at the Royal Northern College of Music o 6 May 2018 to celebrate 50 years of Barclay James Harvest.

Benny Golson - Groovin' With Golson (1959) {Prestige OJCCD-226-2 rel 1992}
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© 1959, 1992 Prestige / New Jazz / Fantasy | OJCCD-226-2
Jazz / Hard Bop / Saxophone

This is one of at least four recordings that matched up tenor saxophonist Benny Golson and trombonist Curtis Fuller prior to the formation of the Jazztet; ironically, Fuller only stuck around for one Jazztet record before departing. Reissued on CD, the LP-length program has two lesser-known Golson compositions along with "Drum Boogie," "I Didn't Know What Time It Was," and "Yesterdays." Three of the tunes are blues, and the two ballads are taken at a medium-tempo pace. With pianist Ray Bryant, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Art Blakey forming a solid rhythm section, the hard bop music does indeed groove in its own fashion.

Australian pop group the Sherbs was formed in 1980; its previous incarnation, Sherbet, was among the most successful Aussie bands of the 1970s, scoring a series of hits including "Child's Play," "Slipstream," "Cassandra," "Life," "Summer Love" and the chart-topping "Howzat." the Sherbs' lineup reunited singer Daryl Braithwaite, guitarist James Harvey, bassist Tony Mitchell, keyboardist Garth Porter and drummer Andy Sandow, all of whom teamed in Sherbet; following the release of their debut LP I Have the Skill, Harvey left the group, and was replaced by guitarist Tony Leigh for 1981's Defying Gravity. After issuing the 1982 mini-LP Shaping Up, the group mounted a farewell tour under the Sherbet banner before dissolving a year later; Braithwaite later enjoyed a successful solo career.

Willie Colon - The Hustler (1968) {Fania SLPCD-347 rel 1991}
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© 1968, 1991 Fania Records | SLPCD-347
Jazz / Salsa / Latin Jazz / Tropical / Trombone / Vocals

During the 60's the term "Salsa" didn't just mean the picante sprinkled on or cooked in food: and it didn't just mean a hot solo instrumental taking over a "hot" Latin jam. It meant a new generation of New York Latino musicians had a different attitude and approach to Afro-Caribbean (mostly Cuban and Puerto Rican) music. The tradition was there, but jazz and r n' b and rock were often fused into the mix. This is one of the early Fania recordings made that "document" the beginnings of Salsa.