Black Art Jazz Collective - AscensionThe Black Art Jazz Collective was founded in 2012 by Wayne Escoffery and Jeremy Pelt with the aim of honoring and preserving the art of some of the progenitors of jazz who inspired them, hired them and mentored them first hand. And while the band does pay homage to the greats of the past they also continue the evolving tradition of jazz with a body of work that remains firmly entrenched in the modernism of today. From the angular melody of Escoffery's

in the French capital and beyond

in Essen/Germany (as a pupil of the renowned pianist Detlef Kraus) and in Vienna/Austria

Led by musical director Scotty Barnhart

The symphony has remained a highly controversial piece ever since

This album contains both sets of Antonin Dvorák's Slavonic Dances in an idiomatic and thrilling interpretation of the SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern conducted by Jiri Stárek

by Purcell and Krieger: highly valuable in terms of repertoire and exquisitely executed by Heidi Maria Taubert and the ensemble Instrumenta musica

the energy and the romance of a classic Air Supply performance

Harry catches the glimpse of a chance when the mayor of New York announces a magic competition to celebrate the official opening of the Statue of Liberty

the Chicago based Chi-Lites became one of the most popular soul music groups in the US

artworked inners and DL

Why Don't You Tell Me So

The Creation