Started by Tom Bellino, they are a not-for-profit 501(c) 3 company dedicated to working with artists, educators, and cultural organizations on the development, production and documentation of culturally important projects related to jazz and art music.
Most notably they have produced CDs from the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra which have been nominated for Grammys and won for Best Large Ensemble Album in 2009.
The Planet Arts DoAM (Documentation of American Music) initiative focuses on large ensemble projects, documenting important American music compositions of established, mid-career and emerging composers.
Numerous projects have been recorded under this initiative to include several albums by the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.
Numerous releases on the label have been nominated for Grammy awards, including Turn Up The Heath, Past Present & Future, Can I Persuade You?, The Music of Jim McNeely, and Over Time: Music of Bob Brookmeyer.