Jazz great Pastorius instructs, does solo performance work, exclusive interviews, performance footage with Jeremy Jemmott, John Scofield and Kenwood Dennard; also cutting edge special features.

This marvelous recording of these elusive works features composer-supervised performances by a hand-picked group of renowned new-music exponents. "Your first encounter with the music of Christian Wolff leaves you with the impression you've just heard (or played, or read) something totally strange, unlike anything else you know...

At only 23 years old Catrin Finch is already being called the finest harpist in the world. Catrin is Harpist to HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales (Catrin herself is a native of the Principality)...

Exploring the fascinating sounds of tuba with percussion ensemble, this is Velvet Brown's third Crystal CD. She is quickly becoming one of the best-known tuba players in the world. A protege of the legendary Roger Bobo, she is an international soloist and associate professor of tuba and euphonium at Pennsylvania State University...

This cd is the cheerful result of a fruitful collaboration between guitarist Esther Steenbergen and four musicians from the Latin American music scene. All the works on this cd are originally composed for the guitar and part of the standard repertoire...