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Artist: Kaspers Orkester
Artist: Prinsens Orkester
Artist: Ex Orkest
Artist: Alvars Orkester
Artist: Orkest Malando
Artist: Orkest Dick Willebrandts
Artist: Piet Orkest Van Dijk
Artist: Lulle Ellbojs Orkester
Artist: Willebrandts & His Zijn Orkest
Artist: Orkest de Volharding
Artist: Rebecka Tornqvist
Rebecka Törnqvist was probably the most important artist in raising the interest in young female jazz vocalists in Sweden in the '90s, though her solo albums weren't pure jazz, but rather pop with heavy jazz influences. Apart from getting a number of followers in this style, she also revitalized the interest for the whole genre. This was not... [+] Read More
Artist: Bo Kaspers
Trying to sound as if rock & roll had never existed, Bo Kaspers Orkester managed to become one of the best-selling Swedish bands of the '90s. They were formed in 1991 and took parts of the name from front figure Bo Sundström. In 1993 they released Söndag i Sängen, which mixed of pop and jazz influences, with heavy lounge tendencies. Easy... [+] Read More
Artist: Icebreaker
Although often described as a minimalist jazz band, England's Icebreaker combines such additional styles as contemporary classical, rock, and alternative, and is comprised of 12 members (featuring pan pipes, saxophones, electric violin, cello, guitars, percussion, and keyboards). Originally formed in 1989 by James Poke and John Godfrey, the... [+] Read More
Artist: Sophie Zelmani
With no musical background and without ever having performed in public, Zelmani rose to the top of the charts with her debut album. In spite of being known as very shy, she soon reached an audience all over Europe and Asia with her tender singer/songwriter country. Zelmani got her first guitar at the age of 14 and was taught some chords by her... [+] Read More
Artist: James Fei
New York-based saxophonist and composer James Fei is an experimental musician whose work is characterized by a rigorously conceptual style. His work frequently employs improvisation, chance processes and electronics, and he often explores the extended techniques of the instruments he uses.
Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Fei studied computer... [+] Read More
Artist: A BANDA ALHADA
A BANDA ALHADAGrupo de amigos, com diversas proveniências sócio-culturais, que se começaram a encontrar regularmente no Hotel Almar, em Albufeira, à volta da figura do entertainer Zé Maria, antigo elemento da Brigada Vítor Jara. O nome Banda Alhada, surge do facto de se considerar o alho como o elemento fundamental da gastronomia... [+] Read More
Artist: George Szell
Part of the wave of great Hungarian conductors who took over American musical life just before and after World War II (the others included Fritz Reiner, Antal Dorati, and Eugene Ormandy), George Szell quickly transformed a middling Midwestern orchestra into one of the nation's Big Five. His cultivation of the Cleveland Orchestra set an example... [+] Read More
Artist: Elvis Costello
When Elvis Costello's first record was released in 1977, his bristling cynicism and anger linked him with the punk and new wave explosion. A cursory listen to My Aim Is True proves that the main connection that Costello had with the punks was his unbridled passion. He tore through rock's back pages taking whatever he wanted, as well as borrowing... [+] Read More
