Diana Krall - Live in Paris , France 2003

Diana Krall has forged a great career based on her tremendous interpretation of jazz standards. This DVD shows one of the most gifted interpreters of the American song book on the music scene today.Recorded live at the Paris Olympia on December 1, 2001, British Columbia's gift to music began playing piano at the age of four and now has several stunning albums behind her. She is beautiful to behold and hear. No need to worry about the future of jazz with young performers like Diana Krall on the scene. Jazz pianist Diana Krall performs a stellar set of old standards and pop favorites in this home video, recorded live during Krall's European tour. Exclusive guest participation of Clause Ogerman. Known for his orchestral arrangements from Antonio Carlos Jobim's album. Krall plays 17 songs, including "The Look of Love," "Cry Me a River," "A Case of You," "'S Wonderful," "All or Nothing," and "Devil May Care." ~ With her playing are among her best jazz bandmates from the tour. 1 hour of purely jazz standards from Diana Krall.

Jane Monheit in Concert - Taking a Chance on Love , Live in Brecon Jazz Festival, Whales - 2004

Once of the most refreshing and distinctive voices in modern jazz, Jane Monheit's remarkable vocal abilities have helped breathe new life into the popular and enduring musical style. Whether you're a longtime fan of Monheit's or a relative newcomer to her sultry vocal style, this performance recorded live at the 2004 Brecon International Jazz Festival in Brecon, Whales, offers the next best thing to being there -- bringing the magic of her live performance into the comfort of your living room. So sit back, turn up the sound, and join Jane Monheit as she offers stunning renditions of the most memorable romantic tunes of the MGM musical era. Highlights include "Honeysuckle Rose," "Embraceable You," and "Taking a Chance on Love." Almost one hour of full swing jazz music with Jane Monheit....

Chicago - Earth, Wind and Fire - Live at the Greek Theatre 2004 - 2 dvd discs

Earth, Wind & Fire. The recording was made at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California at the end of their joint tour in 2004. This DVD was certified platinum just two months after its 2005 release.

Although Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire both formed in Chicago during the late 60's, and each framed their sounds around a couple of mighty horn sections, this was not your obvious pairing for a co-headlining concert tour. Chicago's early sound was aggressive, jazz-influenced rock & roll, which was eventually transformed into a slick, adult-contemporary hit machine of the 80's, thanks to new producer and songwriter David Foster. EWF mixed funk, jazz, rock, and soul into a mystical concoction of songs that appealed to a broad range of music lovers throughout the world. When both bands take the stage together, however, their chemistry and commonalities become obvious, and the results are often amazing.
Live At The Greek Theatre was recorded in August of 2004 at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California during Chicago and EWF's co-headlining summer tour. Surprisingly, the bands took the stage together to open the show, and fittingly kicked off the proceedings with "Beginnings," which was a hit song for Chicago before many of these young bucks on stage were even born. The show began with too much of a glitzy Las Vegas extravaganza look and feel to it. The 20 combined band members strategically positioned themselves on multiple levels all over stage, high-fiving each other, and giving their shout-outs to friends and celebrities in the front rows.
You couldn't ask for a much better packaged and produced DVD than what you get with Live At The Greek Theatre. Where most producers would have edited this package down to a 90-minute highlights video, this one gives you the entire, nearly three-hour show. DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround mixes both sound stellar. Each of the instruments and vocals could be heard clearly in the mix and never sounded cluttered. This was especially amazing when both bands took the stage together. The surrounds were utilized extensively to provide the perfect amount of crowd noise and instrumentation to make you feel like you were right in the middle of the theater. The widescreen video was shot in high definition and looked amazingly clear, sharp, and colorful. The camera angles dashed around too quickly for my liking, but the director captured the show well overall.

Ramsey Lewis - Legends of Jazz - Showcase - 2006

In June 2006, for the first time in more than forty years, live jazz music returned to national television with "Legends of Jazz." A new weekly performance series on PBS hosted by jazz great Ramsey Lewis, each show would have a theme ("The American Songbook," "The Piano Masters," "Latin Jazz," etc.) and feature live and uncut musical performances by top artists. And in the span of only a few short episodes, "Legends of Jazz" certainly lived up to its name. Appearing together -- some for the first time -- guests included Tony Bennett, Al Jarreau, Keb' Mo', David Sanborn, Chris Botti and Robert Cray.

But I enjoyed every one of these performances, though some more than others. Since I'm not much of a "scat" man, I generally preferred the slower, more moody numbers. Chris Botti's take on the standard "My Funny Valentine" was elegant, even sans vocals, while "Mumbles" turned me into a Clark Terry fan, even though I'd never heard of him before. Jane Monheit gives a lovely vocal performance on "They Can't Take That Away from Me," and then there is Robert Cray, who I just love to watch play, along with Keb' Mo', tearing through "12 Year Old Boy." Loved it. 55 minutes of different jazz artists!

Ralph Towner and Gary Peacock - International Jazz Festival, Viersen, Germany - 1997

Ralph Towner is an American acoustic guitarist. Unlike most jazz guitarists, Towner eschews amplification, using only 6-string nylon-string and 12-string steel-string guitars. As a result, he tends to avoid high-volume musical environments, preferring small groups of mostly acoustic instruments that emphasize dynamics and group interplay. Both with Oregon and as a solo artist, Towner has made significant use of overdubbing, allowing him to play piano (or synthesizer) and guitar on the same track; his most notable use of the technique came on his 1974 album Diary, in which he plays guitar-piano duets with himself on most of the album's 8 tracks. In the 1980s, Towner began using the Prophet V synthesizer fairly extensively, but has since deemphasized his synthesizer and piano playing in favor of guitar.lso plays piano, synthesizer, and trumpet.
Gary Peacock (born 12 May 1935 in Burley, Idaho) is an American jazz double-bassist.After military service in Germany, in the early sixties he worked on the west coast with Barney Kessell, Bud Shank, Paul Bley and Art Pepper, then moved to New York. He worked there with Bley, the Bill Evans trio (with Paul Motian), and Albert Ayler's trio with Sunny Murray. There were also some live dates with Miles Davis, as a temporary substitute for Ron Carter.Peacock spent time in Japan in the late 1960s, abandoning music temporarily and studying Zen philosophy. After returning to the United States in 1972, he studied Biology at the University of Washington in Seattle, and taught music theory at Cornish College of the Arts from 1976 to 1983. In this dvd both collaborated with their unrelenting performances. Great compositions. Champion of Chamber Music quality. Full 25 minutes of very relaxing music....

Al Jarreau - Live at Lugano Estival Jazz-Switzerland 2006

Al Jarreau (voc)Chris Walker (b, m. director), Ross Bolton (g), Mark Simmons (dr), Joe Turano (keys, s),
Larry Al Jarreau (March 12 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin -) is a singer American jazz and soul.
Wire of Pasteur and a pianist, Al Jarreau starts to sing as of the 4 years age to the church.
Al Jarreau has a voice except standard with exceptional modulations. It is not confined with only one musical style. Moreover, it with the characteristic to be rewarded (Grammy Awards) in three different, namely jazz, pop categories and R&B. This concert in Lugano is almost 1 hour of jazzin Jarreau....


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