It’s music from Switzerland when the minimalist jazz ensemble, Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin come in to play live. The ECM band create a music out cyclical interlocking patterns that evolve over time.
Playlists
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 – Echoes Program 1917C
Tag: ECM
Living Room Concerts
Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin Plays Live On Echoes.
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.
Playlists
Weekend, December 1 & 2, 2018 – Echoes Program 1848A
It’s music from Switzerland when the minimalist jazz ensemble, Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin come in to play live. The ECM band create a music out cyclical interlocking patterns that evolve over time.
Playlists
Monday, November 26, 2018 – Echoes Program 1848A
It’s music from Switzerland when the minimalist jazz ensemble, Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin come in to play live. The ECM band create a music out cyclical interlocking patterns that evolve over time.
Interview Podcast
Endless Field Interview in Echoes Podcast
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Steeped in jazz, bathed in ambience, aglow in pastoral warmth, Endless Field is an extension of Windham Hill and ECM. Hear Ike Sturm and Jesse Lewis talk about it in the Echoes Podcast.
Interview Podcast
Terje Rypdal Interview in Echoes Podcast
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Guitarist Terje Rypdal is an incendiary and influential figure among electric guitarists. Recording for ECM records since 1971, he’s blazed a trail noted for his tone bending colors and free improvisation. We celebrate his 70th birthday in the Echoes Podcast.
Playlists
Thursday, January 14th, 2016-Echoes Program 1602D
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.
Reviews & Commentary
Paul Bley R.I.P.
Paul Bley was a singular voice in jazz and can be credited with discovering Ornette Coleman, Jaco Pastorius and Pat Metheny. He passed on January 3 at age 83. John Diliberto remembers this forgotten artist.
Playlists
Tuesday, October 20, 2015-Echoes Program 1542B
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.
Best Of
The Best of 2015…So Far
We pick the Best Echoes CDs of the Year at the halfway point. John Diliberto then runs them down from #25 to number 1. It begins with a band we’ve never heard of before and ends with an Icon of Echoes. We’ll hear from artists who put out signature releases, others reaching for ambitious highs and still others reflecting on very long careers.