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.
Tag: Jazz
Playlists
Weekend, January 2 & 3, 2016-Echoes Program 1552A
Playlists
Monday, December 28th, 2015-Echoes Program 1552A
Best Of, Program Highlights
Best of Echoes 2015 Listener Poll.
Reviews & Commentary
Matthew Shipp Live in Philadelphia
Reviews & Commentary
Echoes in the 2016 Grammy Awards
Program Highlights, Reviews & Commentary
John Zorn’s Simulacrum Live at Johnny Brenda’s.
Interview Podcast
Silencio in the Echoes Podcast
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Named for a theater in David Lynch’s film, “Mulholland Drive”, Silencio plays music inspired by Lynch films and Angelo Badalamenti’s scores for them. We talk to the band about their evocative and haunting sound.
Interview Podcast
Twilight Archive in the Echoes Podcast
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Twilight Archive is a trio of musicians from Southern California exploring an ambient jazz sound. They get together to make a dark, swampy ambient jazz, channeling Miles Davis through Jon Hassell Fourth-World grooves and electronica modes. They talk about their evolution and new album, Mood Chain.
Reviews & Commentary
Sun Ra Arkestra Halloween
It seems like an annual ritual in Philadelphia; the descent of the Sun Ra Arkestra on Halloween. This year, it took place in the cramped, balcony wrapped confines of Philadelphia’s Johnny Brenda’s in a show produced by the Ars Nova Workshop. Led by 91 year old Marshall Allen, the band brought the joy.