Steve Reich turns 90. We’ll celebrate with some special insights and we’ll play most of Music for 18 Musicians, one of his most celebrated works and one of the masterpieces of the 20th Century.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Belgian ambient composer Dirk Serries. He teams up with saxophonist Trosta on an album of ambient improvisations called Island On The Moon.
Music from another disciple of Windham Hill guitarist and founder, Will Ackerman. His name is Randal Meek, and Ackerman produced his album, Longings. We’ll also hear from Karavan Sarai.
On a Slow Flow Echoes, music by Bodhiheart, a new age jazz ensemble mixing piano, cello, global percussion and bass and Special EFX guitarist Chieli Minucci with a solo, layered guitar album.
Thelonius Monk goes serene with Jon Batiste. We’ll also hear guitarist Will Ackerman and his meditative album, Home. John Diliberto is right at home on Echoes.
Downtempo global fusion erupts when we hear Tropo, a project of violinist Tyson Leonard. He mixes electronics with violin and all kinds of global elements on Siente tu Corazon.
Trumpeter Mark Isham returns with his first solo album in 27 years. It’s called At The Carousel Club. Isham takes us on a wild ride where every aspect of his career meets in one album.
World flutist Peter Phippen & ambient artist Eric “the” Taylor travel in a landscape of organic moss and digital vines on their album Two by Twilight, creating a world transformed and surreal.
Brian Eno is known as the High Priest of ambient music, but in 2005 he released a vocal album, Another Day on Earth that is being reissued. He talked about it on Echoes.