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.
Playlists
Monday, August 12, 2019: The Art of Improvisation
Tag: Jazz
Coming Up
Thursday, August 22, 2019: Rachel Eckroth Interview
Rachel Eckroth started out as a jazz pianist before she found her voice and emerged as a singer-songwriter. On her last album, When It Falls she moved into electronic dream pop.
Coming Up
Weekend, August 17 & 18, 2019: Swana-Motzer-Hirlinger
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
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.
Playlists
Thursday, May 9, 2019 – Echoes Program 1919D
On A Slow Flow Echoes, music by Jeff Oster. He’s the “O” in the group FLOW, but he’s got a solo album that taps a swampier jazz sound called Reach. We’ll also hear from Beast.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Rachel Eckroth Interview
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Singer Rachel Eckroth Gets Weird in Echoes Podcast https://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/echoes.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/EchoesPodcast-RachelEckroth.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn the Echoes Podcast, we discover the beautiful and edgy dream pop of Rachel Eckroth. She started out as a jazz pianist but then came a transformation into singer-songwriter and then electronic dream pop which is where she’s at on…
Playlists
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 – Echoes Program 1917C
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.
Living Room Concerts
Endless Field, performing Live On Echoes
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
Playlists
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 – Echoes Program 1916B
Rachel Eckroth started out as a jazz pianist before she found her voice and emerged as a singer-songwriter. On her last album, When It Falls she moved into electronic dream pop.
Reviews & Commentary
Review: Big Ears Festival 2019 Expands Auricles
The Big Ears Festival took place in Knoxville this past weekend, March 21-24. John Diliberto dove in, attending 24 concerts of bleeding edge music and gentle refrains. Read his review.