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Brothers Enzo and Gianni Lo Greco have been having success with their band thanks to the customary, original and exciting blend of Nu Jazz, bossa, and lounge, which they have written and produced in many albums and compilations. Starting from their latest success obtained from the artistic production of the song “This is what you are” sung by Mario Biondi, a chart-topping artist in Italy and Europe, the Lo Greco brothers, also known as Soulstance, are considered the inventors of nu jazz. With the typical jazz sound of the 60’s and 70’s the Quintet evolves with this century’s metropolitan sounds,...

"Quintetto X" is from Bari, which is on the edge of the heel in Italy. This land is a meeting point where energies gather shaping surroundings and emotions. The Fez cultural group has made these surroundings the settings for their creations. Comments taken from the linear notes of the album: Novo Esquema Da Bossa or else New Bossa Outlook is for us a movement, an attitude and a rhythm. It is the development of an idea that evolves from the appreciation of its own cultural distinctiveness. It is the southern light. It is contemporary music inspired from Afro- American, Brazilian...

Nockalm Quintett Unquestionably one of the leading volkstümliche musik acts of their era, the Nockalm Quintett is an Austrian schlagerband with a long list of hits and accolades to their credit, as well as dozens of albums. The band was active during much of the 1980s, releasing albums regularly, but they didn't score any significant hits until 1987, when "Drei Finger aufs Herz" and "Gib Mir als Souvenir ein Kleines Bild von Dir" established them as a rising act amid the Austrian volkstümliche musik scene. Two years later, their song "Spiel Nie mit dem Feuer" won the televised ZDF-Superhitparade and...

Titi Winterstein Violinist, 1956 - 2008 After all these years of touring, recordings and concerts, Titi Winterstein has not changed his lifestyle. He continues to travel by caravan from April to October, following in the footsteps of his father. In memory of the tragedy inflicted on his people by the Nazi regime, Gypsies often gather in a tent to pray ... together. Origins Titi Winterstein was born in Breisgau (Germany) in 1956. Tokeli his father and his uncle during the war suffered the abomination of the deportation and Nazi camps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald. They are the only survivors of...

"Django Reinhardt (1910-1953) may well be the most famous jazz guitarist of all time. His music had an enormous influence on the swing-musette style, and in 1934, with violinist Stéphane Grappelli, he founded the Quintette Du Hot Club De France, a jazz ensemble for string instruments. This 'New Quintette' was created as a tribute to the original version, and was led by Babik Reinhardt, Django's son. It also featured renowned manouche guitarist Romane, violinist Florin Niculescu, bass player Gilles Naturel and another guitarist, Philippe Cuillerier. Sadly, Babik passed away on 11 November 2001, at the age of 57." (Guillaume Veillet,...