Rich, if I may make a recommendation for serious 'ambient' to match your spirit of artistry, see if you can find anything of Amon Tobin... the guy's a genius. ;o)) Ah, and about hearing the music live... it's difficult to attend a concert of Billie Holiday nowadays ;o)

We do not see things as they are. ǝɹɐ ǝʍ sɐ sƃuıɥʇ ǝǝs ǝʍ