The Big Ears Festival is a monstrous affair of cutting edge music. This year saw some 150 artists performing including Patti Smith, John Zorn, Jason Moran and more. Here’s a random account.
News
Notes from Big Ears Festival 2022 Pt.1
Tag: piano
Playlists
Weekend, Jan 29-30, 2022 – Programs 2204A & 2204B
We have a preview of the Big Ears Festival 2022. Founder Ashley Capps tells us about some highlights of the line-up that includes Patti Smith, John Zorn and Meredith Monk.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Big Ears Festival 2022
Playlists
Monday, Jan 24, 2022 – Echoes Program 2204A
We have a preview of the Big Ears Festival 2022. Founder Ashley Capps tells us about some highlights of the line-up that includes Patti Smith, John Zorn and Meredith Monk.
Coming Up
Weekend, Jan 29-30, 2022 – Big Ears Festival Preview
We have a preview of the Big Ears Festival 2022. Founder Ashley Capps tells us about some highlights of the line-up that includes Patti Smith, John Zorn and Meredith Monk.
Coming Up
Monday, Jan 24, 2022 – Big Ears Festival Preview
We have a preview of the Big Ears Festival 2022. Founder Ashley Capps tells us about some highlights of the line-up that includes Patti Smith, John Zorn and Meredith Monk.
Coming Up
Friday, Dec 24, 2021 – An Echoes Christmas
On An Echoes Christmas, it’s a seasonof the imagination. We create a soundscape for that long winter’s nap; or for wrapping presents and putting together those last-minute toys.
CD of the Month
Echoes December 2021 CD of the Month: Winter Tales
Winter Tales brings together artists from Ambient Chamber and Neo-Classical music plus Brian & Roger Eno to take traditional Christmas songs and send them into serene space.
Coming Up
Friday, Dec 10, 2021 – Slow Flow Echoes
On a Slow Flow Echoes, we go Into The Majestic with Steve Roach, which taps his more celestial electronic side. We’ll also hear music from Grandbrothers and their album of enhanced piano.
Playlists
Thursday, Nov 25, 2021 – Echoes Program 2147D
We unplug for an Echoes Acoustic Thanksgiving featuring music from Will Ackerman, Lisa Lynne, Phil Keaggy, and that man for all seasons, George Winston.