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.
Reviews & Commentary
Paul Bley R.I.P.
Tag: Jazz
Playlists
Weekend, January 2 & 3, 2016-Echoes Program 1552A
Twilight Archive is a trio of musicians from Southern California exploring an ambient jazz sound.
Playlists
Monday, December 28th, 2015-Echoes Program 1552A
Twilight Archive is a trio of musicians from Southern California exploring an ambient jazz sound.
Best Of, Program Highlights
Best of Echoes 2015 Listener Poll.
Echoes listeners have voted for their favorite albums of 2015. See the results in The Best of Echoes 2015 Listener Poll
Reviews & Commentary
Matthew Shipp Live in Philadelphia
Pianist Matthew Shipp and bassist Michael Bisio essay intimate jazz duets and torrential improvisations live in Philadelphia
Reviews & Commentary
Echoes in the 2016 Grammy Awards
It’s another Grammy Award season. The nominees has been announced and it seems like every year is more mundane than the one before when it comes to new music, adventurous music and even New Age music.
Program Highlights, Reviews & Commentary
John Zorn’s Simulacrum Live at Johnny Brenda’s.
John Zorn creates avant-progressive rock with a simulacrum in the form of a power organ trio with organist John Medeski, guitarist Matt Hollenberg and drummer Kenny Grohowski. They tore up a full house at Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia.
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.