Labels
Universal Classics and Jazz embrace a heritage of recordings which date back over 100 years. The music represented encompasses not only classics and jazz but a great deal more.
The artist roster includes a great diversity of talent, ranging from the young jazz superstar Jamie Cullum to the legendary Luciano Pavarotti.
Concord Records Concord Records and Fantasy (which also includes Riverside, Prestige, Milestone and Pablo) have an enviable roster of some of the greatest names in jazz and contemporary adult music. Over its 33 year history Concord and Fantasy have amassed a catalogue of some of the most enduring names in music, Ray Charles, Count Basie, Ray Brown, Mel Torme, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Ella Fitzgerald, Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans and more recently Peter Cincotti, Curtis Stigers and Michael Bolton.
Deutsche Grammophon (DG) Deutsche Grammophon (DG) is widely acknowledged as the most prestigious of all classical music labels, and was founded by Emil Berliner in 1897. The label remains committed to artistic excellence and the current roster of artists boasts many of the world's most brilliant talents such as Bryn Terfel, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Krystian Zimerman, Claudio Abbado, Placido Domingo, Valery Gergiev, Magdalena Kozena, Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazon. The catalogue also features some of the finest artists in the history of recorded music. Legendary figures such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horrowitz and Herbert von Karajan.
Decca The Decca Record Company stretches back to the late 1920's, and built a reputation at the forefront of audio reproduction. Today, Decca is a label of great diversity, home to many of the world's most distinguished artists, and with appeal to both specialist and mainstream audiences. The Decca Music Group also incorporates the Philips label. These labels are the home of an array of the greatest musicians, which include Juan Diego Florez, Andrea Bocelli, Renee Fleming, Cecilia Bartoli and Luciano Pavarotti.
Philips The Decca Record Company stretches back to the late 1920's, and built a reputation at the forefront of audio reproduction. Today, Decca is a label of great diversity, home to many of the world's most distinguished artists, and with appeal to both specialist and mainstream audiences. The Decca Music Group also incorporates the Philips label. These labels are the home of an array of the greatest musicians, which include Juan Diego Florez, Andrea Bocelli, Renee Fleming, Cecilia Bartoli and Luciano Pavarotti.
Universal Classics & Jazz UCJ has emerged as one of the UK's most exciting classical and jazz labels. Already the UK's No. 1 classical label, this new imprint is now equally active in jazz and adult contemporary music. The company's ethos is to identify and sign the outstanding artists of the new generation, and UCJ is committed to maintaining the highest artistic values. The UCJ roster includes Jamie Cullum, Katherine Jenkins, Aled Jones and Nicola Benedetti.
Verve Verve/Universal Jazz: The Verve label is based in New York and is widely regarded as the world's greatest jazz label. Great Verve artists include Diane Krall, Nina Simone, Natalie Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and Oscar Peterson Universal Jazz is also home to some of today's most exciting young artists through affiliated labels like Concord and Rounder, whose artists include Madeleine Peyroux.










