Many happy returns to Jan Garbarek, who celebrates his 75th birthday today.
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Official ECM Records. ECM has issued over 1,500 albums spanning many idioms. The label has documented jazz & improvised music from both sides of the Atlantic.
- Zakir Hussain 1951-2024 “Everybody wants to play with Zakir Hussain,” Herbie Hancock once said. “He is able to transcend cultures and national borders.” Read the full article on our website: ecmrecords.com/zakir-hussain-…
- Multi-instrumentalist, composer and improviser Roscoe Mitchell turns 80 today. He has been a restless explorer of forms, ideas and concepts for more than 50 years and, as player, composer and thinker, has been an inspiration for successive generations of musicians. Happy Birthday
- “Jack gave me a deep groovethat I just loved to play over.” – Miles Davis On August 9, legendary drummer Jack DeJohnette – who has logged more studio time for ECM than any other musician for over five decades – turns 80 years old. Many happy returns, Jack!
- Today is the 75th birthday of the boundlessly creative Keith Jarrett. Many happy returns to this improviser-interpreter-composer par excellence!
- ++ new album coming soon ++ Keith Jarrett – The Old Country (More from the Deer Head Inn) with Gary Peacock and Paul Motian will be released on 8 November on CD & digital platforms. Pre-order now and listen to their version of 'Straight No Chaser' here: ECM.lnk.to/TheOldCountry
00:00 - On August 9, legendary drummer (and occasional pianist) Jack DeJohnette – who has logged more studio time for ECM than any other musician for over five decades – turns 80 years old. Re-discover his ECM catalogue through his artist playlist: ECM.lnk.to/JackDeJohnette…
- Keith Jarrett’s new album ‘Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemberg Sonatas’ will be released on the 30th of June. Listen to the third movement of the Sonata in e minor and pre-order the album here: ecm.lnk.to/CarlPhilippEma…
00:00 - Many happy returns to Arvo Pärt – today marks the great composer’s 88th birthday. We’re also very pleased to announce that the next Pärt recording on ECM’s New Series – five years after The Symphonies – will be issued in late autumn. More details soon… @ArvoPartCentre
- Keith Jarrett’s iconic solo piano concerts ‘Bremen-Lausanne’ will be reissued as part of the Luminessence series. The vinyl triple album will be released later this year. Stay tuned for more details.
- “ECM’s Catalog Is Finally Streaming. Here Are 21 Essential Albums…. As of Nov. 17, everything on ECM will be available through the major streaming services, awaiting discovery by new listeners.” (@nytimes) nytimes.com/2017/11/17/art…
- Forty years later. Pat Metheny’s “80/81”. Recorded exactly forty years ago, betwee n May 26 and May 30, 1980, Pat Metheny’s album “80/81” stands out as a very inspired and enduring example of collective creativity. The music was burning from the first note...
- ++ new album coming soon ++ Ralph Towner – At First Light will be released on March 17. Pre-order, CD and VINYL and listen to the first track 'Flow' here: ecm.lnk.to/AtFirstLight
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