The art of improvisation when we talk with trumpeter John Swana, guitarist Tim Motzer & percussionist Doug Hirlinger and hear live looping cello orchestrations with Julia Kent.
Coming Up
Weekend, August 17 & 18, 2019: Swana-Motzer-Hirlinger
Category: Program Highlights
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Friday, August 16, 2019: Slow Flow Friday
On a Slow Flow Echoes, it’s new music by Yann Tiersen. The composer came to renown with his score to Amelie. He’s still making beautiful ambient chamber music on his latest album called All.
CD of the Month
August CD of the Month: David Pritchard – Evanescent
David Pritchard’s Evanescent is the Echoes August CD of the Month. Pritchard creates glowing acoustic guitar choirs over-dubbing his own instrument in beautiful filigrees.
Living Room Concerts
Ayla Nereo performs Live on Echoes
Ayla Nereo has a sound that hovers at the borders of singer-songwriters and new age music. Hear her perform music on Echoes from her recording, By the Light of the Dark Moon, streaming now.
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Thursday, August 15, 2019: Woodstock at 50 in Ambience
On its 50th Anniversary, we remember the original Woodstock from 1969 which featured so much of the spirit and musical DNA of Echoes. Join us as we look at Woodstock through an Echoes lens.
Best Of
Echoes July 2019 Top 25: Lamb, William Tyler & more.
The Echoes Top 25 for July 2019 has the CD of the Month “The Secret of Letting Go” by Lamb at the top, followed by William Tyler, Beacon and 22 more recent recordings.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: James Chapman’s Maps
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Maps’ James Chapman in Echoes Podcast https://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/echoes.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/EchoesPodcast-Maps.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS In the Echoes Podcast, we have Maps. James Chapman is half of the duo onDeadWaves but on his own, he records as Maps, merging electronics with Ennio Morricone grandeur and Beach Boys exultant harmonies. His new album is Colours Reflect Time…
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019: New Music by Bat for Lashes
Bat for Lashes, the Gothic dream pop project of singer Natasha Khan, goes even more dark, mystical and electronic on a new album called Lost Girls. We’ll hear from it tonight.
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Tuesday, August 13, 2019: Julia Kent in Concert
Julia Kent started as a classical cellist until she joined rockin’ cello band Rasputina and recorded with Antony and The Johnsons. But she’s been making solo looping cello music since 2007.
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Monday, August 12, 2019: Swana Motzer Hirlinger
The art of improvisation when we talk with trumpeter John Swana, guitarist Tim Motzer and percussionist Doug Hirlinger, all veterans of progressive, jazz and avant-garde music.