Catalogue

Musicians: Cécile Verny voc, Andreas Erchinger p, Bernd Heitzler b, Torsten Krill dr

Double Moon Records released three studios albums of the Cécile Verny Quartet since 1998 – now it is time to present a live recording: and it is a DVD. It has been shot during the famous Jazzfestival “Jazz à Juan” in Antibes/South France in Summer 2003. The Cécile Verny Quartet received the esteemed Festival Award, and the movie is presenting the Award winner concert.

Musicians: Ignaz Dinné as, Pete Rende p, Matt Penman b, Jochen Rueckert dr

Dinné is accompanied on "Back Home" by the New Yorker pianist Pete Rende, who can also be heard with Matthew Garrison, Chris Cheek and Phil Stöckli, among others, and who contributed the captivating composition "Free Pete". The New Zealand bassist Matt Penman is also well known in Germany, among other things, through his work with Wolfgang Muthspiel, Ravi Coltrane, Kenny Werner and Dave Liebman. Jochen Rueckert completes the quartet. He has become established as a known musician in jazz, has played on several dozen CDs, and worked with Till Brönner, Mark Turner, Dave Liebman and numerous others.

Musicians: Roman Schwaller Nonet, Billy Cobham Culture Mix, The Music Revelation Ensemble, Ray Anderson's Pocket Brass Band, Joe Gallardo's Latino Blue, Django Reinhardt Group, Joe Haider Trio, Pharoah Sanders ts, Brad Lealy as

The Jazz Festival in Burghausen is an institution. The festival has been organized by its enterprising club and volunteer workers every year for the past 32 years and provides an international flair in the otherwise rather peaceful town of Burghausen year after year. All stars of the scene have already performed here. There were many established artists in 2003, but many innovators and crossover artists also showed up to honor jazz.

Musicians: Anette von Eichel voc, Michael Erian fl,ts, Jakob Frandsen g, Wolfert Brederode p, Jens Loh b, Thorsten Grau dr

The German singer Anette von Eichel (born in 1971) considers the focal point of her artistic work to be in developing her own concept of music. Characteristic for this is the repertory of her band, which is oriented to contemporary European jazz and is composed of pieces that are mostly original and have never before been recorded as vocals. On the present CD, we can hear Anette’s own compositions and compositions by the band and their environment in addition to “Foxy Trot” by Kenny Wheeler. Anette also wrote the lyrics for many of the songs.

Musicians: Esther Kaiser voc, Tillmann Dehnhard fl,sax, Friedrich Paravicini cello, Carsten Daerr p, Ralph Graessler b, Jens Dohle dr

The exceptional line-up of the band accompanying her with the Berlin jazz musicians Carsten Daerr (p), Ralph Graessler (b), Jens Dohle (d), Tilmann Dehnhard (sax, fl) and Friedrich Paravicini (cello) underline Esther Kaiser’s power of expression, her “poetic voice” in the true sense of the word, and bestow arrangements rich in ideas to the extraordinary songs while creating a sensual life of their own in the interplay between spontaneity and form.

Musicians: Pibo Marquez perc,voc, Dany Martinez g, Leandro St. Hill sax, Kevin Davy tp, Fabio Marouvin p, José Luis Montiel b,voc, Beck Marquez rap, Sebastian Quesada perc, Francis Arnoud dr, Joel Terry fl, Pablo Gil sax, Laurent Bonnet sax, Roldan Pena g, Silvia Abalos voc

Pibo Marquez, born 1966 in Caracas (Venezuela) where he still lives today, has become one of the most frequent and popular guests at the most important festivals in Europe over the last years. From Montreux to Umbria, Palatia, Espoo, Leverkusen and all the way to Minori and Jazz Baltica, he has traveled throughout Europe and been a great success with audiences. Now there is finally a recording, which documents these successful performances. Live recordings from Espoo (Finland), Minori (Italy) and Dirnstein (Germany) communicate an impression of the charisma of the music and the exciting rhythms.

Musicians: Ray Bruinsma tp,fl-h, Thomas Vogel tp,fl-h, Axel Schlosser tp,fl-h, Torsten Maaß tp,fl-h, Stephan Zimmermann tp,fl-h, Ralf Hesse tp,fl-h, Jürgen Hahn tp,fl-h, Sebastian Strempel tp,fl-h, Jürgen Neudert tb, Johannes Herrlich tb, Gerhard Gschlößl tb, Eberhard Budziat tb, Christine Chapman fr-h, Felicitas Lehmann fr-h, Marko Lackner as,ss,fl,alto-fl,b-cl, Florian Trübsbach as,ss,fl,cl, Hubert Winter ts,cl,b-cl, Lutz Häfner ts,ss,cl,b-cl, Norbert Emminger bs,b-cl, Jürgen Friedrich p, Markus Schieferdecker b, Dejan Terzic dr

The Sunday Night Orchestra is presented the fruits of more than two years of collaboration with Ed Partyka on “Music without Words”. The result is a clear statement for “big band sound” as it is unfortunately only seldom heard - and almost not at all in Germany: rooted in the almost one-hundred years of Big Band tradition, but with modern and exciting songs and arrangements, which never given the impression of being worn out. The Sunday Night Orchestra has been in existence for almost 10 years - and it still works fresh!

Musicians: Dejan Terzic dr, Jens Winther tp, Tony Lakatos sax, Antonio Farao p, Martin Gjakonovski b

The drummer, who has won numerous awards, is presenting his second album with “Coming Up” (the previous album, which was issued by Naxos, has been enthusiastically received throughout the world). It proves (is such proof still necessary?) that the drummer is not only an exceptionally skilled bandleader, but an innovative composer in addition.

Musicians: Raphael Sprenger tp, Michael Koch keyboards, Michael Bürger dr, Michael Schäfers b, Turbo B. voc, DJ Kaspar turntables

The production is bursting with playful virtuosity, intelligent arrangements and the band’s sense of the „Balance“ cosmos, also called „Jungle Jazz“. Urbane ambience mixes with filigree-like solos and consequently develops an allure, which neither a confirmed jazz fan nor a young rave girl can resist.

Musicians: Johannes Mössinger p, Joe Lovano sax, Kermit Driscoll b, Karl Latham dr, German Klaiber b

Numerous CDs already exist, which have Monk’s compositions as a topic. But Johannes Mössinger has avoided that which is often attempted in these “tributes”: copying the individual (and unmatched at the time) piano style of Monk’s. Instead, he gives the compositions his own, individual credo with his own arrangements and consequently shows the music in another light. The album is rounded off by four of his own compositions: Twilight, Quirilunga, Back Up and Tango Du Soleil.