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Jon Balke’s Siwan | “Hafla” | Available April 22 via ECM
Norwegian Keyboardist Jon Balke Celebrates the Concept of Coexistence and Cooperation on Hafla, His Third Album with His Ensemble Siwan Available April 22 via ECM Records Hafla is the third album from Norwegian keyboardist-composer-arranger Jon Balke’s Siwan, launched in 2007 as a meeting point for musicians of strikingly different backgrounds and experiences. Siwan celebrates the concept of coexistence and…
Read MoreSubject Tord Gustavsen Trio | “Opening” | Available April 8 via ECM
Pianist Tord Gustavsen Returns with New Trio Album, Opening, Featuring Steinar Raknes and Jarle Vespestad Available April 8 via ECM Records Tord Gustavsen’s album Opening develops the traits and styles explored on his earlier works, while introducing a broader spectrum of suppleness and a transformed sense of interplay to the trio’s repertory. It is the first Gustavsen Trio…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Kit Downes | “Vermillion” | ECM
Available Now via ECM Records Pianist Kit Downes Continues to Push New Concepts through a Trio Format in his Latest Release Vermillion After his widely acclaimed ECM leader-debut Obsidian saw Kit Downes exploring a broad spectrum of organ timbres and the chamber-toned follow-up Dreamlife Of Debris substantially expanded the instrumental pallet, Vermillion now introduces us to Kit’s exceptional pianistic qualities in a…
Read MoreKit Downes | “Vermillion” | ECM
Pianist Kit Downes Continues to Push New Concepts through a Trio Format in his Latest Release Vermillion Available February 11 via ECM Records After his widely acclaimed ECM leader-debut Obsidian saw Kit Downes exploring a broad spectrum of organ timbres and the chamber-toned follow-up Dreamlife Of Debris substantially expanded the instrumental pallet, Vermillion now introduces us to Kit’s exceptional pianistic qualities in a…
Read MoreAvishai Cohen | “Naked Truth” | ECM
Avishai Cohen Quartet Returns with a Meditative and Existential New Album Naked Truth Available February 25 via ECM Records There is a searching, yearning quality to Naked Truth, and a raw beauty and vulnerability in Avishai Cohen’s trumpet sound throughout. Very much music-of-the moment, found and shaped in the course of a remarkable recording session in the…
Read MoreKeith Jarrett | “Facing You” 50th Anniversary | ECM
Keith Jarrett’s Debut ECM Album Facing You To Celebrate 50 Year Milestone Anniversary On November 10, 1971 pianist Keith Jarrett entered the Arne Bendiksen studio in Oslo Norway to record his ECM debut, Facing You. This album of solo piano pieces, which now has its 50th anniversary, was produced by Manfred Eicher and engineered by Jan Erik Kongshaug. Facing…
Read MoreAyumi Tanaka Trio | “Subaqueous Silence” | Available October 29 via ECM
Ayumi Tanaka Leads an Exciting Debut Album with a New Trio, featuring Christian Meaas Svendsen and Per Oddvar Johansen Available October 29 via ECM Subaqueous Silence, Japanese pianist Ayumi Tanaka’s leader debut for ECM – following two critically acclaimed releases with Thomas Strønen – is a strikingly original statement, conveying a musical atmosphere all its own,…
Read MoreEberhard Weber | Once Upon a Time | Available November 11 via ECM
Bassist Eberhard Weber Delivers a Compelling Demonstration of Musical Possibilities with His Release Once Upon A Time Available November 11 via ECM Once Upon A Time – Live in Avignon presents Eberhard Weber on a rare evening in southern France in the midst of an adventurous series of solo bass concerts in 1994. This particular concert took place as part of…
Read MoreEnrico Rava | Edizione Especiale | Available October 29 via ECM
Trumpeter Enrico Rava’s Musical Enthusiasm Returns With New Live Recording Edizione Speciale Quartet Features Francesco Diodati, Gabriele Evangelista, and Enrico Morello Available October 29 via ECM Enrico Rava delivers a characteristically outgoing performance in this live recording from Antwerp’s Jazz Middelheim festival. In the summer of 2019, the doyen of Italian jazz was in buoyant mood as he zigzagged…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Mathias Eick & Marcin Wasilewski
Two New Albums Available Now via ECM Norwegian Trumpeter and Composer Mathias Eick Returns to Musical Storytelling with When we leave Mathias Eick is among the most immediately recognizable soloists to have emerged from the Norwegian jazz scene, and his wistful trumpet sound and strongly melodic compositions have met with a positive response around the world. When…
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