101 Strings Orchestra was a brand for a highly successful easy listening symphonic music organization, with a discography exceeding 150 albums and a creative lifetime of around 30 years beginning in 1957. 101 Strings had a trademark sound, focusing on melody with a laid-back ambiance most often featuring strings. Their LPs were individualized by the slogan "The Sound of Magnificence." The 101 Strings orchestra included 124 string instruments, and was conducted by Wilhelm Stephan.

Carmine Ugo Mariano (November 12, 1923 – June 16, 2009) was an American jazz saxophonist who focused on the alto and soprano saxophone. He occasionally performed and recorded on flute and nadaswaram as well.

An East German, a West German and an Austrian meet… What might sound like the start of a somewhat corny joke does, in retrospect and without mincing words, represent both the creation myth and the starting point of one of the most successful and intriguing rock bands of our time.

Country vocalist Connie Eaton (born in Nashville on March 1, 1950) got her start in 1968 with Chart Records, owned by Slim Williamson and on the map thanks to Lynn Anderson who had been churning out hits there since 1966.

“Trust Fund Tinder Goblins Howling at The Moon” is the sophomore album from collaboratively-led band “Narrative” which features Chris Madsen, Adam Larson, Scott Hesse, Clark Sommers and John Kizilarmut.

The fourth solo excursion from acclaimed singer-songwriter-guitarist Mark Knopfler, "Shangri-La" is perhaps his most rocking album since his halcyon days in Dire Straits. A four- time Grammy winner who has sold some 110 million albums worldwide with that group and solo and whose signature guitar sound, instantly recognizable vocals and smart lyrics have made him one of rock's most admired artists. On Shangri-La, his storytelling is as sophisticated and emotional as ever.

Kodo is a Japanese group that has become an international phenomenon, based on the island of Sado, that has taken the world by storm with their new stylings on semi-traditional taiko drumming.

Kodo is a Japanese group that has become an international phenomenon, based on the island of Sado, that has taken the world by storm with their new stylings on semi-traditional taiko drumming. Founded in 1981, the group's name has dual meaning; according to the group, it translates both to "heartbeat – the primal source of all rhythm," and "children of the drum, a reflection of Kodo's desire to play their drums simply, with the heart of a child".

The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. The group consisted of vocalist Morrissey, guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke, and drummer Mike Joyce. Critics have called them one of the most important bands to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s. In 2002, the NME named the Smiths "the artist to have had the most influence on the NME". In 2003, all four of their albums appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". The band broke up in 1987 due to internal tensions and have turned down several offers to reunite.

"Snakes & Arrows" is the nineteenth studio album, and the eighteenth of all-original material, by the Canadian rock band Rush. The album was recorded in five weeks between November and December 2006 at Allaire Studios in New York’s Catskill Mountains. It was their first studio outing since 2004's Feedback, and their last studio album officially with Atlantic Records. The album was named as one of Classic Rock‘s 10 essential progressive rock albums of the decade.

The young jazz veteran trumpeter Sean Jones believes passionately in championing the creative arc of artists who are committed to their life journey. “I think the progression of the art form [jazz] comes with people being allowed to be themselves in their rawest form with no compromise”, he has noted and added, “My body of work is going to show a progression of who Sean Jones is in the most honest form”.

Eighth studio album by the Barbadian singer. Debuting at #7 in the UK Albums Chart, the album includes the single 'Work' featuring Drake. This deluxe edition includes three bonus tracks.

The fourth studio long-player from the emotionally charged Orlando, Florida-bred, Grand Rapids, Michigan-based, melodic post-hardcore unit, "Madness" is also Sleeping with Sirens' debut for Epitaph Records, and it doubles down on the band's more populist leanings, offering up a slick, smart, and deliriously catchy set of punk-infused, modern rock radio fodder built around the distinctive tenor of frontman Kellin Quinn.

Linkin Park unveils instrumental version of ‘Papercuts’ best-of compilation. Linkin Park has released an alternate version of their new Papercuts best-of compilation, featuring instrumental recordings of each of the album’s 20 songs. Originally released in April, Papercuts includes LP’s biggest hits from throughout their discography, such as “In the End,” “Crawling” and “Numb.” It also features a previously unheard track called “Friendly Fire,” which was recorded during the sessions for Linkin Park’s last album, 2017’s One More Light, and features lead vocals by the late Chester Bennington. “Friendly Fire” hit #1 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.

In a career spanning more than five decades, Robert Silverman has climbed every peak of serious pianism: lauded performances of the complete sonata cycles by Beethoven and Mozart; concerts in prestigious halls across the globe; orchestral appearances with many of the world's greatest conductors; and award-winning recordings distributed internationally. Recognized as one of Canada's premiere pianists, Robert Silverman has reached a level of musical and technical authority that can only be accomplished after years of deep commitment to the instrument and its vast literature.