Stanley Clarke Band live at Stadtgarten Köln 2005

Stanley Clarke - Acoustic & Electric Basses

Mads Tolling - Violin
Ruslan Sirota - Piano, Keyboards
Charles Haynes - Drums

recorded live at Stadtgarten Köln, 8./9. Mai 2005

Tracklist
1. All blues (Davis)
2. Song for John (Clarke/Corea)
3. Lopsy Lu (Clarke)
4. Schooldays (Clarke)

Stefano Di Battista Group live at JazzBaltica 2008

Stefano Di Battista - Saxophone

Fabrizio Bosso - Trumpet
Baptiste Trotignon - Organ
Greg Hutchinson - Drums

recorded live at JazzBaltica, Salzau, Germany, July 6, 2008

Tracks:
1. Weather Or Not
2. Under Her Spell (Stupid Ballad)
3. The Serpent´s Charm (5/4)
4. I Will Love You
5. The Jody Grind
6. Essaouira

Go and get Stefano´s newest album "trouble shootin´"

JazzBaltica-Ensemble directed by Wolfgang Haffner JazzBaltica 2006

JazzBaltica-Ensemble directed by Wolfgang Haffner
JazzBaltica 2006

Wolfgang Haffner - Drums, Leader
Axel Schlosser - Trumpet
Nils Landgren - Trombone
Karl-Martin Almqvist - Tenor Saxophone
Jukka Perko - Alto Saxophone
Marcin Wasilewski - Piano
Sebastian Studnitzky - E-Piano, Trumpet
Lars Danielsson - Bass
Christopher Dell - Vibraphone
Biboul Darouiche - Percussion

Tracklist:
1. Faithless
2. Crusin
3. Shapes
4. Silent Way
5. 24 Hours
6. Some Other Time
7. Space Calzone

all tunes composed by Wolfgang Haffner
This is another live concert of the tunes known from Wolfgang´s great CD´s "Shapes" an "Acoustic Shapes" on the ACT Music Label:
Click Here

Joe Lovano "Sax Summit" feat. Ravi Coltrane & Dave Liebman live at JazzBaltica 2008

Joe Lovano – Tenor Saxophone
Ravi Coltrane – Tenor Saxophone
Dave Liebman – Tenor & Soprano Saxophone
Phil Markowitz – Piano
Cecil McBee – Bass
Billy Hart – Drums

recorded live at Jazz Baltica, Salzau, Germany, July 6, 2008

Tracklist:
1. Transitions (Markowitz)
2. Tricycle (Liebman)
3. The 13th Floor (Ravi Coltrane)
4. Seraphic Light/ Cosmos (John Coltrane)

Go and get the great studio album of this supergroup released on the Telarc label.

Ornette Coleman live at JazzBaltica 2008

Ornette Coleman - Alto Saxophone, Trumpet, Violin
Joe Lovano - Tenor Saxophone
Al McDowell - Acoustic Bass
Tony Falanga - Electric Bass
Denardo Coleman - Drums

recorded live at Jazz Baltica, Salzau, July 6, 2008

Tracks:
1. Following The Sound
2. Jordan
3. 911
4. Call To Duty
5. Turnaround
6. Out of Order
7. Bach
8. Those That Know Before It Happens
9. Waiting For You
10. Song World
11. Song X
12. Lonely Woman

This is the first post of some concerts of this year´s JazzBaltica Festival, one of Germany´s greatest Jazz Festivals. Ornette playing some of his signature tunes with a great line up.

WDR Big Band feat Joe Zawinul Celebrating the Music of Weather Report

The WDR Big Band
Vince Mendoza, conductor, arranger
Joe Zawinul, keyboards (on Db Waltz)
Scott Kinsey, keyboards
Victor Bailey, bass
Peter Erskine, drums
Alex Acuña, percussion

recorded live at Leverkusener Jazztage, November 6, 2002

Tracklist:
1. Fast City
2. Night Passage
3. Carnavalito
4. Badia/ Boogie Woogie Waltz
5. Db Waltz

This very special event was the beginning of Zawinul´s collaboration with the WDR Big Band that lead to the great album "Brown Street".

The Zawinul Syndicate live at Leverkusener Jazztage 2002

The Zawinul Syndicate:

Joe Zawinul, keyboards, vocals

Amit Chatterjee, guitar
Etienne M´Bappe, bass, vocals
Paco Sery, drums, kalimba, vocals
Manolo Badrena, percussion, vocals
Sabine Kabongo, vocals
Maria João, vocals

recorded live at Leverkusener Jazztage 2002, Germany, November, 2002

Tracklist:
1. East 12th Street Band
2. Zansa
3. Café Andalusia
4. Borges Buenos Aires

This edition of the Syndicate plays its own repertoire known from the albums "Faces & Places" and "Vienna Nights". BHM/ Bird Jam just released a new CD by Zawinul:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4WS8S4TV

The Zawinul Syndicate live at Leverkusener Jazztage 2001

The Zawinul Syndicate:

Joe Zawinul, keyboards, vocals

Amit Chatterjee, guitar
Etienne M´Bappe, bass, vocals
Paco Sery, drums, vocals
Lelo Nika, accordion
Otto Lechner, accordion

recorded live at Leverkusener Jazztage 2001, Germany, October 19, 2001

Tracklist:
1. Indescretions
2. Lelo Nika
3. Otto Lechner
4. Zansa II
5. Bimoya

This is a very special concert: Joe Zawinul revisiting his first instrument, the accordion he used to play - and prepare- during his childhood in Austria. In this concert he meets two true masters of the accordion: Lelo Nika from Serbia and his fellow Asutrian Otto Lechner.
The Zawinul Syndicate visited the North Sea Jazz Festival earlier the same year. I´ve got only one track of this concert, so I post it as a "bonus track". It´s "Borges Buenos Aires", feat. Joe Zawinul, keyboards, Maria João, vocals, Amit Chatterjee, guitar, Etienne M´Bappe, bass, vocals, Nathaniel Townsley, drums & Manolo Badrena, percussion.

The Zawinul Syndicate live at Leverkusener Jazztage 1999

The Zawinul Syndicate:

Joe Zawinul, keyboards, vocals

Gary Poulson, guitar
Victor Bailey, bass, vocals
Manolo Badrena, percussion, vocals
Karim Ziad, drums, vocals
Maria João, vocals

recorded live at Leverkusener Jazztage 1999, Germany, October 21, 1999

Tracklist:
1. Madagascar (Zawinul)
2. Louange (Ziad)
3. Do You Know (Pastorius/ Bailey)/ Badia (Zawinul)
4. Bimoya (Zawinul)

There´s a lot of Weather Report in this edition of the Syndicate: The former Weather Reporters Badrena and Bailey, their renditions of Madagascar and Badia and Victor Bailey´s tribute to Jaco in his version of the Pastorius tune "Continuum" ("Do You Know").

Joe Zawinul Syndicate live at Stadtgarten Köln 1997

The Zawinul Syndicate:

Joe Zawinul, keyboards, vocals

Gary Poulson, guitar
Richard Bona, bass, vocals
Manolo Badrena, percussion, vocals
Paco Sery, drums, kalimba, vocals

recorded live at Stadtgarten Köln, Germany,March 11, 1997

Tracklist:
1. Introduction to a Mighty Theme
2. Waraya
3. Erdäpfe Blues
4. Carnavalito/ In an Island Way
5. Slivovitz Trail
6. Indescretions

This is a classic Syndicate line up you can hear also on the great recording "World Tour" with the incredible tight rhythm section Bona, Sery and Badrena.

Joe Zawinul Syndicate live at Fabrik Hamburg 1996

The Zawinul Syndicate:

Joe Zawinul, keyboards, vocals

Amit Chatterjee, guitar
Richard Bona, bass, vocals
Mokhtar Samba, percussion, vocals
Abdou Mboup, drums

recorded live at Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany, November 16, 1996

Tracklist:
1. Introduction to a Mighty Theme
2. Waraya
3. Indescretions
4. Slivovitz Trail
5. Mi Gente

A quite short living edition of the Syndicate, this line up ist the most african I know playing the classic Syndicate repertoire on their own way...

Joe Zawinul Syndicate live at Stadtgarten Köln 1995

The Zawinul Syndicate:

Joe Zawinul, keyboards, vocals

Fareed Haque, guitar, sitar
Matthew Garrison, bass
Arto Tuncboyaciyan, percussion, vocals
Paco Sery, drums, kalimba, vocals

recorded live at Stadtgarten Köln, Germany, November 16, 1995

Tracklist:
1. Scarlet Woman (Zawinul/ Johnson)
2. Westafrican Traditional/ Armenian Traditional (Sery/Tuncboyaciyan)
3. Civilian Secret Police (Tuncboyaciyan/ Zawinul)
4. Introduction To a Mighty Theme
5. Waraya (S.Keita)
6. Doctor Honoris Causa (Zawinul)
7. Erdäpfe Blues (Zawinul)
8. Sultan (Orient Express) (Zawinul)

Zawinul calls this band an "Ausländerband" (band of aliens): Fareed Haque, the "sitar meister who practiced all his lifetime" is from Pakistan, Arto Tuncboyaciyan is from Armenia, Paco Sery from Ivory Coast, Matthew "Matteo" Garrison (the son of bass legend Jimmy Garrison) has an Italian mother and Zawinul himself is of course from Vienna...
This is the first concert of a Zawinul series I´ll post here...

Pat Metheny meets Jazz Baltica 2003

Pat Metheny, guitar
Michael Brecker, tenor saxophone
Nils Landgren, vocals, trombone
Esbjörn Svensson, piano
Lars Danielsson, bass
Wolfgang Haffner, drums

recorded live at Jazz Baltica, Salzau, July 2003

Tracklist:
1. This Masquerade
2. The Nearness of You
3. Don´t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
4. Fragile
5. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

6. Impressions

E.S.T. live at Jazz Baltica 2003 feat Pat Metheny

This is the Re-Post of this concert, since I now found the original broadcast from 2003 with the whole concert. This is my tribute to the late great Esbjörn Svensson. RIP.

Esbjörn Svensson Trio &

Schleswig-Holstein Chamber Orchestra (Cond. Jonas Dominik)

Jazzbaltica Salzau, recorded July 5, 2003

Esbjörn Svensson, piano
Dan Berglund, bass
Magnus Öström, drums
Pat Metheny, guitar
Nils Landgren, vocals

tracklist:
1. Definition Of A Dog
2. I Mean You
3. Round Midnight
4. When God Created The Coffeebreak
5. Pavane
6. Dodge The Dodo
7. Behind The Yashmark
8. Believed, Beleft, Below
9. Spunky Sprawl


More great music from EST on his great albums for ACT music

John Scofield Trio live in Leipzig 2001

John Scofield, guitar

Steve Swallow, bass
Bill Stewart, drums

recorded live at Leipziger Jazztage, Leipzig, Germany, November 4, 2001

Tracklist:
1. Eiderdown
2. Loose Canon
3. Radio
4. Everbody´s Party
5. Gone With The Wind

Mor music by this trio on the album "En Route"

Tribal Tech live at Leverkusener Jazztage 2000

Scott Henderson, guitar

Gary Willis, bass
Scott Kinsey, keyboards
"Captain" Kirk Covington, drums

recorded live at Leverkusener Jazztage, Leverkusen, Germany, October 19, 2000

Tracklist:
1. Saturn 5
2. Nite Club
3. Space Camel
4. Actual Proof

Studio versions of these tracks you can find on the great album "Rocket Science"

Bugge Wesseltoft live at Leipziger Jazztage 2004

Bugge Wesseltoft, keyboards, electronics
Ole Morten Vaagan, bass
Andreas Bye, drums
Rickard Gensollen, percussions
Jonas Lonna, turntables, electronics

recorded live at Leipziger Jazztage, Leipzig, Germany, October 16, 2004

Tracklist:
1. EL
2. Skog
3. Hi Is?
4. Open
5. FilmIng

More music by Bugge & New Conception of Jazz on the great album "Film ing"

Bugge Wesseltoft live at MusikTriennale Köln 2004

Bugge Wesseltoft, keyboards, electronics

Ole Morten Vaagan, bass
Andreas Bye, drums
Rickard Gensollen, percussions
Jonas Lonna, turntables, electronics

recorded live at MusikTriennale, Köln, Germany May 3, 2004

Tracklist:
1. Untitled
2. Skog
3. Hi Is?
4. FilmIng

More music by Bugge & New Conception of Jazz on the great album "Live"

Nils Petter Molvær & Khmer live at Leverkusener Jazztage 1999

Nils Petter Molvær, trumpet, electronics

Eivind Aarset, guitar, electronics
Audun Erlien, bass
Rune Arnesen, drums
Anders Engen, drums
Pål "Strangefruit" Nyhus, turntables

recorded live at Leverkusener Jazztage, Leverkusen, Germany, October 17, 1999

Tracklist:
1. Ligotage
2. Platonic Years
3. Tragamar
4. Kakonita
5. Tløn
6. On Stream
7. Ligotage II
8. Khmer

Listen also to NPM´s great recordings
Khmer
Solid Ether

Chick Corea & Roy Haynes Reunion Jazz Baltica 2005

(not actually a picture from 2005...)

Chick Corea, piano

Roy Haynes, drums
Marcus Strickland, tenor saxophone
John Sullivan, bass

recorded live at Jazz Baltica, Salzau, Germany, July 1, 2005

Tracklist:
1. Bud Powell
2. Summer Night
3. Oblivion
4. Duet Improvisation
5. Straight, No Chaser

More great music on following records:
Trio Music
Remembering Bud Powell

Chick Corea New Trio & Bobby McFerrin live in Europe 2001

Chick Corea, piano
Bobby McFerrin, vocals (tracks 1,2,5,6)
Avishai Cohen, bass (tracks 2-5)
Jeff Ballard, drums (tracks 2-5)

recorded live at North Sea Jazz Festival, Den Haag, Netherlands, July 14, 2001 (tracks 1&2)
recorded live at Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, July 17, 2001 (tracks 3-6)

Tracklist:
1. Play
2. All Blues
3. Fingerprints
4. Lifeline
5. Spain
6. Armando´s Rhumba

Listen also to the great record "Past, Present & Futures"

The Brecker Brothers Band at North Sea Jazz 2001

Randy Brecker, trumpet
Michael Brecker, tenor saxophone
Dave Kikoski, piano
Peter Washington, bass
Carl Allen, drums
recorded live at North Sea Jazz Festival, Den Haag, July 2001

1. Free Fall




You can find a studio version of this track on
Randy´s great album "34th N Lex"

Randy Brecker Band live in Bonn 2003

Randy Brecker, trumpet
Adam Rogers, guitar
George Whitty, keyboards
James Genus, bass
Clarence Penn, drums

recorded live at Harmonie, Bonn, Germany, May 20, 2003

Tracklist:
1. Shanghigh
2. Free Fall
3. Some Skunk Funk

More information on Randy Brecker
Go and get the great album 34th N Lex

enders room live in Mainz 2003

Johannes Enders, tenor saxophone, electronics
Ulli Wangenheim, bass clarinet, electronics
Jan Eschke, keyboards
Andy Kurz, bass
Andi Haberl, drums

SWR-Landesfunkhaus Mainz, October 23, 2003

Tracklist:
1. Stereo 133
2. Impressionist/ UKCM
3. Euphrat

More music by enders room:

John Scofield Band live at Stadtgarten, Köln 2000

John Scofield, guitar

Avi Bortnik, guitars, electronics
Jesse Murphy, bass
Ben Perowsky, drums, electronics

recorded live at Stadtgarten Köln, May 31, 2000

Tracklist:
1. Drop and Roll
2. Groan Man
3. Beep Beep
4. Jungle


This music was origially recorded for the album "Bump", here played by the "Überjam"-Band

Marsmobil live at Studio 2, BR München 2004

Roberto DiGioia, keyboards, vocals, sitar, electronics
Martine Rojina, vocals
Azhar Kamal, guitar
Samon Kawamura, turntables, organ, vocals
Christian Diener, bass
Christian Lettner, drums
Dominik Arnold, soundboard, electronics

recorded live at Studio 2, Bavarian Broadcast, Munich, Germany,
September 29, 2004

Tracklist:
1. Strange World
2. Hand In Hand
3. Silver Dreamer
4. Mangia Amore
5. Talam Mishra
6. Brown Hair
7. Crazy 5
8. Palak Paneer

Much more great music by Marsmobil:
Click Here & There
for Example this album:

Michael Brecker Quartet live at North Sea Jazz Festival 1998

Michael Brecker, tenor saxophone
Joey Calderazzo, piano
James Genus, bass
Ralph Peterson, drums
recorded live at North Sea Jazz Festival, Den Haag, The Netherlands, July 12, 1998

Tracklist:
1. Nothing Personal (Don Grolnick)
2. Delta City Blues (Michael Brecker)

Look also for Mike´s great album "Two Blocks from the Edge"

McCoy Tyner Trio feat. Michael Brecker live at North Sea Jazz Festival 1996

Michael Brecker, tenor saxophone
McCoy Tyner, piano
Avery Sharpe, bass
Aaron Scott, drums

recorded live at North Sea Jazz Festival 1996

Tracklist:
1. Impressions (John Coltrane)
2. Mellow Minor (McCoy Tyner)

Buy also the album "Infinity" recorded by this great quartet