Singer Rachel Eckroth started out as a jazz pianist but now she’s exploring a more contemporary and personal sound on her latest album is “When It Falls.” She comes to Echoes to play live.
Guitarists Tommy Emmanuel and John Knowles bring us nuanced guitar filigree. They have a new album of classic pop tunes called Heart Songs and they perform that music streaming now at Echoes.
I Think Like Midnight is a Philadelphia instrumental rock group that includes members of the punk band, The Dead Milkmen. It’s a bitchin’ post-rock sound streaming now at echoes.org
Chad Lawson performs live improvisations inspired by his album of processed piano called Re:Piano, featuring real-time electronic manipulations of his acoustic piano sound.
English singer Freya Ridings comes in to play live on Echoes. Freya has a dynamic sound that explores both the powerful and intimate sides of the singer-songwriter aesthetic.
Saul Stokes is one of the most original electronic musicians out there and when he plays live, it’s really live, no computers in sight. Hear his Echoes concert streaming now at www.echoes.org
Chuck Van Zyl is a child of 70s electronic music like Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze. A host of Stars End on WXPN, he’s a veteran artist in his own right. He plays live on Echoes.
Ólafur Arnalds plays live on Echoes. The Icelandic composer comes in with his full ensemble and his Stratus piano system to perform music from his latest album, re:member.
It’s music from Switzerland when the minimalist jazz ensemble, Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin, comes in to play live. The ECM band creates music out of cyclical interlocking patterns that evolve over time.