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.
Eberhard Weber is the legendary German bassist who created one edge of the ECM sound. He can’t play bass anymore, but guitarist Pat Metheny has orchestrated his bass solos into an epic big band composition. Metheny, vibraphonist Gary Burton, and Eberhard Weber talk about this important musician.
Twilight Archive is a trio of musicians from Southern California exploring an ambient jazz sound.
Another Fine Day is the performance moniker of Tom Green, an English musician who came to renown playing early morning sets at the Big Chill Festival for most of its 18 year run.
Another Fine Day is the performance moniker of Tom Green, an English musician who came to renown playing early morning sets at the Big Chill Festival for most of its 18 year run.
The ambient chamber music ensemble Bing & Ruth comes in to play their haunting, slow flowing ambient classical jazz live.
Coming up on Echoes we’ll hear music from the band called The Weather Station and Keith Jarrett’s new album of solo piano music, Creation.
New music on Echoes from singer Heather Woods Broderick. She’s played with artists like Efterklang and Sharon Van Etten. We’ll also hear from trumpeter Jeff Oster’s new CD, Next.
On the next Echoes it’s film music siren, Lisbeth Scott in singer-songwriter mode and trumpeter Jeff Oster’s ambient jazz.
We pick the Best Echoes CDs of the Year at the halfway point. John Diliberto then runs them down from #25 to number 1. It begins with a band we’ve never heard of before and ends with an Icon of Echoes. We’ll hear from artists who put out signature releases, others reaching for ambitious highs and still others reflecting on very long careers.