Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland & Jack DeJohnette live at Montreal Jazzfestival 2003

Herbie Hancock, piano
Dave Holland, bass
Jack DeJohnette, drums
recorded live at Montreal Jazzfestival, June 26, 2003

Tracklist:
1. One Finger Snap
2. Seventh D/ The Eye of the Hurricane
3. Dolphin Dance

Bobby McFerrin/ Jack DeJohnette live at Montreal 2003

Jack DeJohnette, drums, piano
Bobby McFerrin, vocals

recorded live at Montreal Jazzfestival, June 29, 2003

Tracklist:
1. Improvisation No.1
2. Improvisation No.2

Nils Landgren Funk Unit Surprise Party at JazzBaltica 2000

Nils Landgren Funk Unit:
Nils Landgren, trombone
Per Johansson, alto and soprano saxophone
Robert Östlund, guitar
Magnum Coltrane Price, bass, vocals
Jesper Nordenström, keyboards
Niklas Gabrielsson, drums
Hakon Landgren, percussions

Special Guests:
Esbjörn Svensson, fender rhodes piano
Willie Jones III, drums
Eduardo Cesperes, percussions
Peter Weniger, soprano and tenor saxophone
Jukka Perko, alto saxophone
Gerald Cannon, acoustic bass
Tim Hagans, trumpet
Roy Hargrove, trumpet
Sherman Irby, alto saxophone

recorded live at JazzBaltica 2000, Salzau, Germany, June 12, 2000

Tracklist:
1. Scratch/ Traci
2. Walk Tall
3. 5000 Miles
4. In a Fonky Mood
5. I Just Kissed My Babe/ Inside Straight
6. Da Fonk
7. You Dig

Maybe not very well known in the U.S., Nils Landgren is a big star in Europe. Look at the line up and you know why... Maybe the best record by "the unit" is a tribute to Cannonball called "Paint it blue", released on ACT:

Herbie Hancock Quintet live in Berlin 2008

Herbie Hancock - Piano, Keyboards
Terence Blanchard - Trumpet
James Genus - Bass
Grégoire Maret - Harmonica
Kendrick Scott - Drums

recorded live at Jazzfest Berlin, November 9, 2008

Tracklist:
1. Actual Proof
2. Speak Like A Child
3. V
4. Chameleon

Sorry for the radio anouncement on Chameleon. Herbie´s latest record on verve is called "River", a collection of Herbie´s renditions of songs by Joni Mitchell:

Chris Potter Quartet live at Stadtgarten Köln 2001

Chris Potter, tenor and soprano saxophone
Kevin Hays, piano
Scott Colley, bass
Brian Blade, drums

recorded live at Stadtgarten, Köln, Germany, April 29, 2001

tracklist:
1. The Mind´s Eye (for Michael Brecker and Joe Lovano)
2. High Noon (for Eddie Harris)
3. The Source (for John Coltrane)
4. The Visitor (for Lester Young)
5. Eurydice (for Wayne Shorter)
6. Okinawa
7. Sun King (for Sonny Rollins)

The original studio recording "Gratitude" of these songs is released on Verve Records:

Brad Mehldau Trio Live in Burghausen 2008

Brad Mehldau, piano
Larry Grenadier, bass
Jeff Ballard, drums

recorded live at the 39th International Jazzweek Burghausen, Wackerhalle Burghausen, Germany

Tracklist:
1. Kurt Vibe
2. Number 19
3. LGAH
4. Samba Do Grande Amor
5. We See
6. Baby Plays Around
7. Holland
8. Countdown

Look for the Trio´s latest album, simply called "live", released on Nonesuch:

Jan Garbarek Group live at Burghausen 2006

Jan Garbarek, soprano and tenor saxophones
Eberhard Weber, bass
Manu Katché, drums
Rainer Brüninghaus, keyboards

recorded live at the 37th International Jazzweek Burghausen 2006, Wackerhalle Burghausen, Germany

Tracklist:
1. Trollsyn
2. Storebror
3. Conversation
4. Twelve Moons
5. Rondo Amoroso
6. Chorus
7. He Comes From The North
8. Dansere
9. Brother Wind March
10. Bali
11. Once I Dreamt A Tre Upside Down
12. Quartet No.1
13. Number One
14. New Bein´
15. Mission: To Be Where I Am

Check out this CD by the Jan Garbarek Group called "Twelve Moons", released on ECM:

Steps Ahead live at Leverkusener Jazztage 2008

Mike Mainieri - Vibraphone

Till Brönner - Trumpet
Donny McCaslin - Saxophone
Bryan Baker - Guitar
Etienne M´Bappe - Bass
Rodney Holmes - Drums

recorded live at Leverkusener Jazztage, November 2, 2008

Tracklist
1. auzz
2. Los Dos Lorettas
3. All In a Row
4. Distant Episode
5. Send Me a Postcard
6. Nothing Personal
7. Beirut

The latest record featuring Steps Ahead is released on NYC records, called Holding Together:

David Sanchez Quartet live at Leverkusener Jazztage 2008

David Sánchez - Tenor Saxophone

Lage Lund - Guitar
Orlando LeFleming - Bass
Tony Escapa - Drums

Recorded live at the Forum, Leverkusen, Germany, 29th Leverkusener Jazztage, 2nd November

Tracklist:
1. Cultural Survival
2. Pra Dizer Adeus
3. Ay Bendito
4. The Forgotten Ones/ Adoración
5. Coral

David´s latest CD is entitled Coral:

The Headhunters live at Leverkusen 2008

Devin Phillips - Saxophones

Jerry Z - Keyboards
Richie Goods - Bass
Mike Clark - Drums
Bill Summers - Percussion

recorded live at Leverkusener Jazztage, November 2, 2008

Tracklist:
1. Swamp Thing
2. Butterfly
3. Loft Funk
4. Warrior Suite
5. Sly

Get also the latest record of the Headhunters called "Evolution Revoultion":

Wayne Shorter Quartet live at JazzBaltica 2008 - Part II feat. Imani Winds

Wayne Shorter - Tenor and Soprano Saxophone

Danilo Perez - Piano
John Patitucci - Bass
Brian Blade - Drums

Imani Winds:
Valerie Coleman - Flute
Toyin Spellman-Díaz - Oboe
Mariam Adam - Clarinet
Monica Ellis - Bassoon
Jeff Scott - French Horn
recorded live at JazzBaltica, Musik- und Kongresshalle Lübeck, July 3, 2008

Tracklist:
1. Kites (D'Rivera)
2. Terra Incognita (W. Shorter)
3. Libertango (Piazolla)
4. Improvisations 2 (Sacajawea) (Shorter)
5. Improvisations 3 (High Life) (Shorter)

Quite modern and complex music, the first three tracks played by Imani Winds, tracks 4&5 by Imani Winds and the WSQ. More music by the Wayne Shorter Quartet on the album "Alegria" released on Verve:

Wayne Shorter Quartet live at JazzBaltica 2008 - Part I

Wayne Shorter - Tenor and Soprano Saxophone

Danilo Perez - Piano
John Patitucci - Bass
Brian Blade- Drums
recorded live at JazzBaltica, Musik- und Kongreßhalle Lübeck, July 3, 2008

1. Improvisations 1 (Shorter/Perez/Patitucci/Blade)

Look out for Wayne´s most recent album "Beyond the Sound Barrier":

Manu Katché "Playground" live at JazzBaltica 2008

Manu Katché - drums
Tomasz Stanko - trumpet
Peter Wettre - tenor saxophone
Marcin Wasilewski - piano
Slawomir Kurkiewicz - bass

recorded live at JazzBaltica, Salzau, Germany, July 5, 2008

Tracklist:
1. November 99
2. Take Off And Land
3. Good Influence
4. Miles Away
5. Song For Her
6. Number One
7. Lovely Walk

You can find these songs on Manu´s great album "Playground", recorded for ECM:

Marcus Miller Band live at Leverkusener Jazztage 2003

Marcus Miller Band live at Leverkusener Jazztage 2003
Marcus Miller, bass, bass clarinet
Michael Patches Stewart, trumpet
Roger Byam, tenor sax
Dean Brown, guitar
Bruce Flowers, keyboards
Poogie Bell, drums

recorded live at Leverkusener Jazztage, November 4, 2003

Tracklist:
1. So What
2. Ethiopia
3. Boomerang
4. Tutu
5. Amazing Grace

You can find some of these tunes on Marcus studio album "M2"

Dave Holland Quintet meets the NDR Big Band live at Jazz Baltica 2003

Dave Holland meets NDR Bigband
Chris Potter – ts
Robin Eubanks – tb
Steve Nelson –vib
Dave Holland – b
Billy Kilson – dr
NDR Bigband – dir. by Dieter Glawischnig

recorded live at JazzBaltica 2003, July 6 2003

Tracklist:
1. The Razor´s Edge
2. A Rio
3. Triple Dance
4. Blues for CM
5. What Goes Around

The arrangements for this concert were initially written for the Dave Holland Big Band and their release "What Goes Around" on ECM.