Day: August 6, 2010

Hanging with Portico Quartet

I just finished an interview with Portico Quartet, the London band that’s part of a new generation of jazz ensembles that includes  Nik Bartsch’s Ronin, Tord Gustavsen, Brad Mehldau, The Bad Plus and the late E.S.T.   Portico is a fully collective trio, but the instrument getting a lot of attention is the Hang drum,  made…

Friday, August 6th-Echoes Program 1022C

Friday, August 6th Echoes Program 1022C Start Time Group Name Song Name Album Name First Half Hour 0:01:00 Rob Essers A Walk Through Raincolors 0:06:00 Colm Mac Con Iomaire The Red Road The Hares Corner 0:08:51 Ralph Towner/Paolo Fresu Punta Giara Chiaroscuro 0:15:00 Fitkinwall Battery People Still Warm 0:21:46 Irina Mikhailova Song of Laya Night…