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Available October 21: Evgueni Galperine | “Theory of Becoming” | ECM
Theory of Becoming, Evgueni Galperine’s ECM New Series Debut, is One of the Most Strikingly Original and Evocative Albums of the Year Galperine, Who is of Russian and Ukrainian Heritage and a Composer of Film Music, is Working with Sound, Texture and Dynamics in New and Powerfully Expressive Ways Available October 21 via ECM Records…
Read MoreAvailable Now: Keith Jarrett | “Bordeaux Concert” | ECM
Bordeaux Concert Documents Keith Jarrett’s Last Solo Performance in France The Improvised Thirteen-Part Suite from 2016 Finds the Pianist at a Creative High Point Available Now via ECM Records WBGO Interview and Track Premiere “From track to track, the narrative feels like a journey through the entire Jarrett musical universe, the ‘naïve’ to the colorfully…
Read MoreAvailable October 28: Arild Andersen Group | “Affirmation” | ECM
Affirmation, Norwegian Bassist Arild Andersen’s First Recording with His New Quartet, is Almost Entirely Improvised Featuring Tenor Saxophonist Marius Neset, Pianist Helge Lien and Drummer Håkon Mjåset Johansen, Available October 28 via ECM Records In November 2021, bassist Arild Andersen brought his new quartet with saxophonist Marius Neset, pianist Helge Lien and drummer Håkon…
Read MoreAvailable Today: Wolfert Brederode | “Ruins and Remains” | ECM
Wolfert Brederode’s Ruins and Remains, a Suite for Piano, String Quartet and Percussion, Features The Matangi Quartet and Joost Liibaart Originally Composed by Brederode to Mark the 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I, the Suite Has Come to Embody Meanings Broader and More Personal Available Today via ECM Records “Backed by stringsmiths Matangi…
Read MoreJakob Bro / Joe Lovano | “Once Around the Room – A Tribute to Paul Motian” | ECM
Danish Guitarist Jakob Bro and American Saxophonist Joe Lovano Co-Lead a Deeply Felt Homage to the Late, Great Drummer-Composer Paul Motian on Once Around the Room Featuring Larry Grenadier, Thomas Morgan, Anders Christensen, Joey Baron and Jorge Rossy Available November 4 via ECM Records A deeply felt and utterly original homage to a common…
Read MoreWolfert Brederode | “Ruins and Remains” | ECM
Wolfert Brederode’s Ruins and Remains, a Suite for Piano, String Quartet and Percussion, Features The Matangi Quartet and Joost Liibaart Originally Composed by Brederode to Mark the 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I, the Suite Has Come to Embody Meanings Broader and More Personal Available September 23 via ECM Records …
Read MoreEnrico Rava & Fred Hersch | “The Song Is You” | ECM
The Song Is You Documents the Inspired Meeting Between Italian Trumpeter Enrico Rava and American Pianist Fred Hersch Available Now via ECM Records “As one listens, the warm Rava has the role of an extrovert while the more detached, but ever-detailed Hersch is his introverted foil. They are a winning combination by any…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Barre Phillips & György Kurtág Jr. | “Face à Face” | ECM
Barre Phillips, Grandmaster of Improvised Bass, and György Kurtág Jr., Electronics-Playing Son of Hungary’s Great Contemporary Composer, Collaborate on Face à Face Available Today via ECM Records “With its loose relationship to structure and untraditional compositional spontaneity, Face à Face isn’t the kind of record you can listen to all the time. But when you do need…
Read MoreKeith Jarrett | “Bordeaux Concert” | ECM
Bordeaux Concert Documents Keith Jarrett’s Last Solo Performance in France The Improvised Thirteen-Part Suite from 2016 Finds the Pianist at a Creative High Point Available September 30 via ECM Records WBGO Interview and Track Premiere Bordeaux Concert documents a solo performance, the last that Keith Jarrett would give in France, at the Auditorium de l’Opéra…
Read MoreJulia Hülsmann Quartet | “The Next Door” | ECM
On The Next Door, Julia Hülsmann Returns with the Quartet from 2019’s Not Far From Here, and Presents Her Unique Pianistic Voice in a Varied Program of Almost Exclusively Original Music Featuring Saxophonist Uli Kempendorff, Drummer Heinrich Köbberling and Bassist Marc Muellbauer Available August 26 via ECM Records “Our various responsibilities within the quartet are more open and…
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