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Kai Eckhardt
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German born bassist/composer Kai Eckhardt began playing music in the year 1975. Born in 1961, he spent his early years in both Germany and Liberia/West-Africa. Kai eventually moved to the United States to attend Berklee College of music in Boston, the college from which he graduated with honors in 1987.
During his time in Boston, Kai held the bass chair in the Bob Moses Group as well as in the ensemble “Tiger’s Baku”, led by trumpeter Tiger Okoshi. In 1987 Kai applied for a teaching position at Berklee and was accepted into the bass faculty by Rich Appleman. But before receiving his appointment he was introduced to John McLaughlin by vibraphonist Gary Burton who had been Kai’s improvisation teacher at Berklee.
Melbourne band The Outernet, Richard Hallebeek, Eelco van Zanten, Richard D Ruttenberg and Garaj Mahal
by Len Davis
Get ready for another dynamic week of cutting-edge fusion sounds! From Melbourne, Australia, The Outernet returns with more explosive grooves and powerhouse performances. From the Netherlands, guitarist Richard Hallebeek with some fluid melodic sounds on his new single Looping Forward and Eelco van Zanten a student of Richards with his new single. Norwegian keyboardist Frode Andresen ...
Souvik Dutta: 20 Years of Abstract Logix
by Mike Jacobs
If you are a music lover, you may already know the name Souvik (pronounced show-vik) Dutta. Over the last 20 years, he has taken his Abstract Logix enterprise from a pre-YouTube streaming platform to a music retail website to a niche imprint to a respected independent label boasting a top-tier roster that includes the likes of ...
George Brooks: McCoy
by Mike Jacobs
By the time Summit (Earth Brother, 2000) was released, Bay Area-based saxophonist George Brooks had already built a reputation with his brand of East-meets-West Indo-jazz and working alongside music luminaries such as Zakir Hussain. But with the inclusion of bassist Kai Eckhardt, guitarist Fareed Haque, drummer Steve Smith along with Hussain and sitarist Niladri Kumar, Summit ...
2000-2004 with Alain Caron, Gebe Lake, Tony McAlpine and Jeff Berlin
by Len Davis
2000-2004 continued with Alain Caron, drummer Gene Lake, bassist Kai Eckhardt and Stuart Hamm. Guitarist Tony McAlpine, the band Karizma, Jeff Berlin and Larry Coryell-Victor Bailey-Lenny White from Electric. Playlist Alain Caron “Baby Step" from Call Me Al (Las Productioins) 00:00 Gene Lake “Face Da Funk" from Cycles (Passin' Thru) 7:36 Kai Eckhardt “Melting Pot" from ...
Chris Potter Circuits Trio, Aaron Lebos Reality, Zane Carney, Gerald Gradwohl and more
by Len Davis
New releases from Chris Potter, Zane Carney, and Gerald Gradwohl, plus Erik Escobar and Aaron Lebos Reality. Playlist Kai Eckhardt “InThe Pocket" from Honour Simplicity:Respect the Flow (Naim) 00:00 Cosmic Farm “Steel Rider" from Cosmic Farm (Tone Centre) 07:44 Aaron Lebos Reality “Goldrush" from 141 Layers of Ikigai (Self Produced) 15:20 Chris Potter Circuits ...
Zakir Hussain: The Best Jazz / Crossover Albums
by Ian Patterson
Zakir Hussain turned 70 on March 9th. In an unparalleled career, which began in earnest aged 7, the man widely acclaimed as the world's greatest tabla player has played with the giants of both Indian classical music and jazz. It is hard to think of another musician who has straddled both worlds to such a prominent ...
The Natural Order of Things
By Ted Moore
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: The Natural Order of Things; El Prado; Waltz for Chick; Beyond Silence; What’s the Meaning of This; Amorzinha; Simple Gifts; Theme and Variation in Db.
The Natural Order of Things
Album: The Natural Order of Things
By Ted Moore
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2020
Duration: 7:15
Ted Moore Trio: The Natural Order of Things
by Jack Bowers
A piano trio led by a drummer? While that may not always be The Natural Order of Things, it is here. The drummer is the veteran Ted Moore, his teammates the talented pianist Phil Markowitz and rock-solid bassist Kai Eckhardt. Moore composed and arranged (almost) all of the music, which enlivens themes from Brazil and Spain, ...
