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
Tag: Jazz
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 Podcasthttps://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 her…
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.
Living Room Concerts
Rachel Eckroth performs Live on Echoes.
Singer Rachel Eckroth started out as a jazz pianist but now she’s exploring a more contemporary and personal sound on her latest album is “When It Falls.” She comes to Echoes to play live.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Big Ears Festival 2019
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Inside Big Ears Festival 2019 in Echoes Podcasthttps://media.blubrry.com/echoespodcast/echoes.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/EchoesPodcast-BigEars2019.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS Get Big Ears in the Echoes Podcast. You need a big mind to explore the Big Ears Festival 2019. Big Ears celebrates its 10th anniversary in Knoxville, TN, as one of the most wide-ranging, furthest thinking music festivals in America.…