Posts tagged with "ECM"
Video and Exclusive Interview Peter Erskine
VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
Musician: PETER ERSKINE
Band: DR. UM
Song: “Eleven Eleven”
Recorded at Sweetwater Studios
Critically acclaimed and celebrated drummer Peter Erskine has played the drums since the age of four and is known for his versatility and love of working in different musical genres. He has appeared on over 600 albums and film scores, and has won two Grammy Awards, as well as an honorary doctorate from the Berklee...
KEITH JARRETT TRIO
KEITH JARRETT TRIO
Somewhere
[ECM]
It’s a rare jazz outfit that stays intact as long as pianist Keith Jarrett, bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette. Rarer still is a group this familiar to one another that manages to keep diving into uncharted waters. For the 2009 Swiss concert heard here, Jarrett was in a particularly improvisational mood. Opener “Deep Space” is all explorations and sudden shifts of temperament, and DeJohnette sits...
CHARLES LLOYD QUARTET
CHARLES LLOYD QUARTET
Mirror
[ECM]
Rabo de Nube, Charles Lloyd’s previous release with pianist Jason Moran, double-bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Eric Harland, was so well received—awards galore, rave reviews—that it’s not surprising to find the same lineup returning for an encore. Mirror is more subdued than its predecessor—nearly all of the tracks are ballads, and while the musicianship is of course exemplary, it’s a relatively tamer...