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Maciej Obara | “Frozen Silence”
Frozen Silence is the Third ECM Release From Alto Saxophonist Maciej Obara’s Polish-Norwegian Quartet Featuring Pianist Dominik Wania, Bassist Ole Morten Vågan and Drummer Gard Nilssen Available September 8 via ECM Frozen Silence is the third ECM release from alto saxophonist Maciej Obara’s Polish-Norwegian quartet, bringing the story forward from Unloved and Three Crowns, recordings which confirmed the ensemble’s standing as…
Read MoreElina Duni | “A Time to Remember”
Swiss-Albanian Jazz Singer Elina Duni’s A Time To Remember is a Continuation of the Special Synergy That Inhabited Her Acclaimed 2020 ECM Release Lost Ships A Time To Remember Features the Same Quartet of Guitarist Rob Luft, Matthieu Michel on Flugelhorn and Fred Thomas on Percussion and Piano Available Today via ECM “A Time To Remember is a quietly powerful album…”…
Read MoreKeith Jarrett | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s “Württemberg Sonatas” | ECM New Series
Keith Jarrett’s Recording of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s Württemberg Sonatas, Made in 1994, Followed a Period in Which the Pianist Had Been Focussing on the Music of Johann Sebastian Bach The Fluidity of the Performance Has a Quality That Perhaps Could Be Conveyed Only by an Artist of Great Improvisational Skills Available June 30 via ECM New Series…
Read MoreNils Økland/Sigbjørn Apeland | “Glimmer” | ECM
Violinist Nils Økland and Keyboardist Sigbjørn Apeland, Musical Partners for Thirty Years, Explore the Interface of Norwegian Traditional Music and Improvisation on Glimmer Much of the Music on Glimmer is Related to the Area of Western Norway Where Økland and Apeland Grew Up Available on US Digital Platforms June 16 via ECM Violinist Nils Økland and keyboardist Sigbjørn Apeland, musical partners…
Read MoreJoe Lovano Trio Tapestry | “Our Daily Bread” | ECM
Joe Lovano’s Trio Tapestry Extends its Spacious and Lyrical Approach, With Deep Listening and Intense Focus on its Third Album, Our Daily Bread Featuring Pianist Marilyn Crispell and Drummer Carmen Castaldi Available Now via ECM “Look elsewhere for swing, torrents of notes or chord changes. There is momentum to the music, however, as the trio pushes…
Read MoreElina Duni | “A Time to Remember” | ECM
Swiss-Albanian Jazz Singer Elina Duni’s A Time To Remember is a Continuation of the Special Synergy That Inhabited Her Acclaimed 2020 ECM Release Lost Ships A Time To Remember Features the Same Quartet of Guitarist Rob Luft, Matthieu Michel on Flugelhorn and Fred Thomas on Percussion and Piano Available June 16 via ECM “Duni’s voice is remarkable, for while it…
Read MoreJacob Young | “Eventually” | ECM
On Eventually, Norwegian Guitarist Jacob Young Offers a Broader View of His Compositional Pallet While Presenting His First Pass at the Guitar Trio Format Featuring Bassist Mats Eilertsen and Drummer Audun Kleive Available May 12 via ECM Jacob Young’s fourth leader-recording for ECM not only presents the guitarist’s first pass at the guitar trio format, but…
Read MoreDominic Miller | “Vagabond” | ECM
Guitarist Dominic Miller, a Long-Time Member of Sting’s Band, Releases Vagabond, His Third Album for ECM Vagabond Might Prove His Most Poetic Tale to Date, as He Creates Striking Melancholy Textures Fronting a Quartet with Pianist Jacob Karlzon, Bassist Nicolas Fiszman and Drummer Ziv Ravitz Available Today via ECM “Tracks like the bright ‘Cruel But Fair,’ the jazzy…
Read MoreJoe Lovano | “Our Daily Bread”
Joe Lovano’s Trio Tapestry Extends its Spacious and Lyrical Approach, With Deep Listening and Intense Focus on its Third Album, Our Daily Bread Featuring Pianist Marilyn Crispell and Drummer Carmen Castaldi Available May 5 via ECM The third album from Joe Lovano’s Trio Tapestry extends its spacious and lyrical approach, with deep listening and intense focus. “Our Daily…
Read MoreDominic Miller | “Vagabond” | ECM
Guitarist Dominic Miller, a Long-Time Member of Sting’s Band, Releases Vagabond, His Third Album for ECM Vagabond Might Prove His Most Poetic Tale to Date, as He Creates Striking Melancholy Textures Fronting a Quartet with Pianist Jacob Karlzon, Bassist Nicolas Fiszman and Drummer Ziv Ravitz Available April 21 via ECM Dominic Miller has been called “a great, serene…
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