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New Solo Recording by Keith Jarrett
On October 6th, ECM released a new solo recording by Keith Jarrett - Testament, Paris/London.Jarrett's solo concert tradition continues with two highly creative performances of recent vintage - from Paris's Salle Pleyel on November 26, 2008, followed by London's Royal Festival Hall on December 1. The English date was Jarrett's first London solo concert ...
More on the Seasons Festival
The next night (see the following exhibit) in their own concert, the Imani Winds drew upon music from their CD The Classical Underground. They began with the late Astor Piazzolla's Libertango, a brief example of the heterodoxy with which Piazzolla shocked and outraged the Argentine tango establishment and ultimately endeared himself to music lovers everywhere. The ...
New ECM Releases in October
Anouar BrahemThe Astounding Eyes of RitaRelease date: October 6Anouar Brahem oud; Klaus Gesing bass clarinet; Bjrn Meyer bass; Khaled Yassine percussionECM brings a new album of warm, dark sounds and dancing, organic pulses from the Tunisian oud master, performed by his new band with German bass clarinettist Klaus Gesing, Swedish bassist ...
New ECM Release from Rolf Lislevand
Diminuito - a new recording by Norwegian master lutenist Rolf Lislevand will be released on October 27th.'The expansion and contraction of arranged and improvised elements allows the original Baroque material to breathe authentically in our own time, resulting in a phantasmagoria whose haunting effects are only accentuated by ECM's beautifully spacious recording. ... This ...
Bill Frisell: Disfarmer
By: Ron Hart Michael Disfarmer was an odd, curmudgeonly fellow from the WWII-era Midwest whose hobby was taking photographs of the various townsfolk from his hometown of Heber Springs, AK. And, like all great unsung-artists, little did Disfarmer know that his photographs would later become a treasured look into the vortex of Little America in the ...
Johnny Mandel on Streisand (Part 1)
Table your politics and any pre-conceived notions about Barbra Streisand. In fact, forget everything you know about her. If you can do this, you'll find that her new album, Love Is the Answer, is a beautifully crafted document of vocal warmth and arranging. Rather than turn out another battleship-sized production that winds up too many miles ...
The Seasons Festival so Far
This festival has so many elements that it fits in only one category, Music. Its jazz, classical, cabaret, and percussion aspects have flowed in an outpouring of music that blends in a steam of consciousness experience for the listener. All of the events have been public except for one intimate gathering designed to entice deep-pockets supporters ...
Jazz This Week: Eddie Henderson, the Wee Trio, Bernard Harris, and More
From a musical theater production honoring one of the music's most revered legends to an up-and-coming trio stretching the boundaries of the genre, there's a diverse lineup of jazz events happening over the next few days in St. Louis. Here are some of the most noteworthy shows coming up this weekend:Tonight, the Unity Theatre ...
Lamar Harris Replaces Matthew Von Doran for Halloween Weekend at Jazz at the Bistro
Jazz St. Louis has announced that trombonist Lamar Harris (pictured) and his group Tribal Funk will perform at Jazz at the Bistro on Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31.Harris replaces guitarist Matthew Von Doran, who originally was set to perform on those dates when the Bistro's season schedule was announced earlier this year. ...
Blue Cheer's Dickie Peterson Rip Bassist/Vocalist Dead at 63
BLUE CHEER'S DICKIE PETERSON DEAD AT 63 From roadrunnerrecords.com: Dickie Peterson - Blue Cheer Dickie Peterson, the bassist/vocalist and founding member of Blue Cheer, passed away Monday morning (October 12) at 5 a.m. in Germany. He was 63 years old. Peterson had reportedly been battling prostate and liver cancer, and according to Blue Cheer's message board, ...

