Rautavaara/ Hynninen/ Tapola - ThomasRautavaara Hynninen Tapola Thomas

Staking a claim as a classical composer who happens to work in a jazz idiom

Sunshine Company - Best Of

beginning with piano and composition lessons in Munich

which was praised for it's 'genuine melodic gift' (Gramophone)

establishing a loyal following on their home turf in the Cuban dominated Hialeah section of Miami

Limited to 250 copies

from the very first measures of his quartet Op 12 it is his own voice

with many different instruments and sound effects in addition to his harp

a plethora of epic guitar solos

which is why his first two (and most successful) solo CDs are devoted to sacred song at the time of the Thirty Years' War: "Ich will in Friede fahren" with the viol consort "Les Escapades"

the original version of "Blue Yodel No

member of several music support trusts