You need a big mind to explore the Big Ears Festival 2019. Big Ears celebrates its 10th anniversary in Knoxville, as one of the widest-ranging, furthest thinking music festivals in America.
Playlists
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 – Echoes Program 1910B
Tag: Jazz
Playlists
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 – Echoes Program 1909B
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.
Reviews & Commentary
Concert Review: The Bad Plus at Kimmel Center 02-10-2019
The Bad Plus are the innovate jazz trio who came to renown covering rock tunes. With new pianist, Orrin Evans, they’ve dropped the rock to explore their own sonic dimensions.
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.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: 2018 In Memoriam-Artists We Lost.
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We take a look back at some of the musicians who we lost in 2018.
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.
Reviews & Commentary
Big Ears Festival 2019’s Extraordinary Line-Up
Big Ears Festival 2019 brings another slate of diverse and adventurous music to their 2019 event. Read about the final lineup which includes Nils Frahm, Harold Budd and Spiritualized.
Playlists
Friday, October 26th, 2018 – Echoes Program 1843E
On A Slow Flow Echoes, new music by Jeff Oster. He’s the “O” in the group FLOW, but he’s got a new solo album that taps a swampier jazz sound called Reach. We’ll also hear from Beast.
Interview Podcast, Program Highlights
Echoes Podcast: Bill Bruford’s Uncharted
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Bill Bruford is in the Echoes Podcast. One of the most erudite of progressive rock musicians, the drummer with Yes, King Crimson and UK now has a doctorate and a book to go with it.