Contemporary Fortepiano/ Various - Contemporary FortepianoDid you ever hear an 18th century fortepiano, a violone from 1560 and a historical drum and percussion kit playing contemporary music full of improvisation and groove? On the latest release of the Rembrandt Frerichs trio this unlikely combination has come together. And how! This mix of sounds has never before been heard, certainly not in jazz. The chosen repertoire is equally unorthodox: the trio play original compositions, baroque repertoire, modern

and he composes for the full spectrum of the instrument's heroic and sensual possibilities

The capacity for rupture of this volatile fragility reaches it's apotheosis on Hennies' "Loss

Lydia Kakabadse / Grace Durham / Graham Ross - Lydia Kakabadse: Cantica Sacra

The latest EP from Drab Majesty marks the start of a stirring new chapter in the band's majestic legacy

the bassist Hans Rettenbacher and the drummer Peter Baumeister

You can obviously get this one just for the Distress side alone - but do not

In the course of one revelatory week

Challenge Records gave me the opportunity to conceive and produce a new CD

and a hiphop influenced head-nodding percussive rhythm

"Merry Christmas from Jimmy Wakely

decides to join him

"The Siege of Arkona" details historical events