Keith Tippett/ Giovanni Maier

Keith Tippett/ Giovanni Maier: Two For Joyce

by Mark Corroto
June 23, 2013

Two For Joyce, that's James Joyce the title is referring to. And the 'Two' is a reference to the two musicians, pianist Keith Tippett and bassist Giovanni Maier, because Two For Joyce is one long (50 minute) improvised recorded live performance.Captured May 2012, during the “Le Nuove Rotte del Jazz" (New Routes in Jazz) Jazz Festival in Trieste, a city Joyce once lived. The pair draw as much density as a Joyce novel, yet nothing is lost in ...