Iconic jazz guitarist Pat Metheny plays an intimate set of music from 2011 based on the songs of his covers album, “What’s It All About.” It includes an unreleased improvisation.
Playlists
Wednesday, July 20th, 2016-Echoes Program 1629C
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Playlists
Friday, May 27th, 2016-Echoes Program1621E
Coming up on a Slow Flow Echoes, a new soundtrack by Cliff Martinez for The Neon Demon. He goes back to a 70s electronic sound.
Playlists
Friday, April 29th, 2016-Echoes Program 1617E
On a Slow Flow Echoes we’ll hear British neo-chamber music composer Helen Jane Long. She has a new album called Identity.
Reviews & Commentary
Big Ears 2016
Drones, lconic alt-rock group out of depth. More drones. Charming elders of the old vanguard. A master of pink noise and symphonic expanse. Drones. Celtic aires. Gothic metal. Only at the 2016 Big Ears Festival.
Playlists
Thursday, March 31st, 2016 – Echoes Program 1613D
It’s the sound of tripped out trumpets. Horn players are going beyond the sound of Be-bop solos and classical concertos.
Interview Podcast
Big Ears Festival 2016 in the Echoes Podcast
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Big Ears is one of the most expansive, eclectic and challenging music festivals in the world. In downtown Knoxville Tennessee, musicians from around the world and across genres convene in concerts that test the limits of sound and music.
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Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016-Echoes Program 1612B
Scandinavian singer-songwriter Ane Brun’s music is always personal, touching on themes of love and life’s tribulations. But on her latest album, When I’m Free, Brun sings songs of empowerment.
Interview Podcast
Naná Vasconcelos remembered in the Echoes Podcast
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We remember Brazilian percussionist Nana Vasconcelos, who died on March 8, 2016. He was a master musician who recorded with Pat Metheny, Jon Hassell, Laurie Anderson and Talking Heads.
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Thursday, February 11th, 2016-Echoes Program 1606D
Coming up on Echoes a band called John Heart Jackie and the latest Americana excursion from jazz guitarist Bill Frisell.
Playlists
Weekend, January 23 & 24, 2016-Echoes Program 1603A
Silencio is a band that plays music inspired by the films and soundtracks of David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti. From Twin Peaks to Mulholland Drive to Wild at Heart, they trip through Lynchian motifs to make their own film noir sound.