Deluxe CD/DVD edition. Ensemble Vivant is a pioneer in the piano chamber music world, championing a genre-diverse repertoire ranging from Classical to ragtime. Rick Wilkins recognized the uniqueness and importance of this group and has been one the group's biggest supporters and an integral force in the Ensemble Vivant's career. Join Ensemble Vivant in this recording of the Tribute concert honoring Rick Wilkin's incomparable contribution to the jazz world featuring other jazz greats such as Guido Basso, Brian Barlow and Mike Murley.

Carnaval follows the 2012 best selling release, Canadian Brass Takes Flight, and is specially arranged for the Canadian Brass by members Chris Coletti and Brandon Ridenour. Schumann's monumental keyboard works are given breathtaking, and reverential, performances. "Carnaval" once again displays the ability of the Canadian Brass to adapt uniquely virtuosic works to their own unique virtuosic skills - the result being a fresh, rewarding, and entirely legitimate interpretation of a masterwork.

The name Canadian Brass long ago reached legendary status in the musical world. Along with their engaging stage presence and ground-breaking style, it has been their serious and meticulous attention to musical detail that helped define them as one of the great chamber ensembles as well as setting the standard for brass performance. This is a unique album of all new recordings from the worlds most famous Brass ensemble.