"I mean it took off like a rocket." Under Fiedler,the Pops truly became a national orchestra, touring the country and appearing on television.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

In addition to touring and recording with his quartet, he's worked as a composer or arranger on the Clint Eastwood films "Mystic River."

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

Touring with some of today's top jazz stars led to her U.S.recording debut, Easy To Love,in 2006.

VOA: standard.2009.12.23

And so he did the final version of Cry. So there are three producers on the record, it was an all-year project!" Following the U.S.release of Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away, Slaid will spend the next several months touring North America before setting off on a tour of the U.K.and Holland in October.

VOA: standard.2009.04.21