Various Artists - Spot onEuphonium player Fabian Bloch's GENUIN release begins with a "wham!" and holds the listener in it's grip for a full hour. Jazz, classical music, pop, funk, and folk music are all poured into this electrifying musical mixture as the up and coming star opens up completely new repertoire for his instrument. It alternately grooves, gets intense, or is simply beautifully played. Offering brass with class, Bloch has commissioned seven works for himself and

father and son

Burt Bacharach

Enescu himself confessed about Brahms' enormous influence on his development: "the God of my youthful adoration is Brahms and I wrote my early works in the style of the immortal Johannes in an almost flagrant way"

Original members Steve Mann (Michael Schenker Fest

and by the difficulties sometimes insurmountable in becoming popular as a successful composer

The Phoenix Festival was set up by John Vincent Power of the Mean Fiddler Music Group in 1993 as an alternative to the established Glastonbury and Reading Festivals

Performed by the award-winning virtuoso Giacomo Scinardo

The album's vast range of musical inspirations are just as mixed as it's diverse recording locations

" All Music

"As time went on

Etta James: THE MONTREUX YEARS offers deeply personal and intimate snapshots into James' acclaimed musical journey

Detroit dons Theo Parrish and Moodymann are every bit as important to this record as Charlie Haden