Ralph Towner is best known as the guitarist of the band Oregon. He’s joined here by Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu. Together they craft a meticulously serene space of intuitive improvisation in this 2010 performance.
Endless Field is a duo of guitarist Jesse Lewis and bassist Ike Sturm. They create a pastoral Windham-Hill-style sound with jazz improvisation chops. Hear their live session at echoes.org
Eberhard Weber is the legendary German bassist who created one edge of the ECM sound. He can’t play bass anymore, but guitarist Pat Metheny has orchestrated his bass solos into an epic big band composition. Metheny, vibraphonist Gary Burton, and Eberhard Weber talk about this important musician.
Eberhard Weber is the legendary German bassist who created one edge of the ECM sound. He can’t play bass anymore, but guitarist Pat Metheny has orchestrated his bass solos into an epic big band composition. Metheny, vibraphonist Gary Burton, and Eberhard Weber talk about this important musician.