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At Home with John Surman & Karin Krog
1st May 2024
Our first episode features a conversation with one of ECM's finest legacy artists and his partner, the grande dame of Nordic jazz, interviewed at their home near Oslo during a snowstorm.
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Vijay Iyer Trio - Compassion
16th Feb 2024
Exploding with musical ideas that move in all-encompassing harmony with one another, the faithful trio reunite in perhaps the first great ECM release of the year.
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Norma Winstone, First Lady of British Jazz
29th Nov 2023
Known for her enigmatic vocal style since first emerging on the underground jazz scene in the early 70s, we chart the fabled career of this esteemed English icon across several of her 'holy grail' recordings.
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The Next Best Sound to Silence: ECM Artists Pick their Favourite Albums
13th Nov 2023
We asked a handful of our favourite performers to choose the records they enjoy most from the vast ECM archive, featuring exclusive personal highlights from artists including Norma Winstone, Arild Andersen and Kit Downes.
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Solo Piano Music on ECM
4th Oct 2023
Take a deep dive with us as we explore both classic and more recent recordings that feature such artists from this mighty oeuvre as Keith Jarrett, Paul Bley and Marilyn Crispell.
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Wolfgang Muthspiel - Dance of the Elders
29th Sep 2023
The Austrian guitarist's sophomore outing with previous sidemen Scott Colley and Brian Blade proves to be a winning formula in this symmetrical slice of electric and acoustic enchantment.
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Bobo Stenson Trio, 'Sphere'
17th Mar 2023
The Swedish pianist's latest trio album showcases the band's atmospheric stylings through re-interpretations of Scandinavian composers.
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Sebastian Rochford & Kit Downes, 'A Short Diary'
20th Jan 2023
Drummer Sebastian Rochford enlists pianist Kit Downes to realise a collection of intimate pieces in tribute to his father, poet Gerard Rochford.
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Sebastian Rochford, Kit Downes
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Tord Gustavsen on piano trios and Scandinavian folk tunes
25th May 2022
We caught up with Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen while touring his new album Opening on ECM Records, to discuss his love of piano trio chemistry, Scandinavian folk tunes, and the psychology of improvisation.
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Tord Gustavsen Trio, 'Opening'
8th Apr 2022
The Norwegian pianist's latest ECM recording proves to be an essential listen for any piano trio enthusiast, showcasing carefully constructed melodies, texture and atmosphere.
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Kit Downes, Petter Eldh & James Maddren, 'Vermillion'
11th Feb 2022
Pianist Kit Downes teams up with some familiar collaborators to explore the fertile ground of jazz piano trio music, with some eccentric twists along the way.
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Kit Downes, Petter Eldh & James Maddren
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Marcin Wasilewski Trio, 'En attendant'
10th Sep 2021
The Polish trio's seventh release on ECM - recorded alongside their Joe Lovano collaboration - sees them tackling familiar favourites including Bach's Goldberg Variations and Carla Bley, balanced with moody improvisatory pieces.
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Thomas Strønen, Ayumi Tanaka & Marthe Lea - Bayou
21st May 2021
Thomas Strønen and Ayumi Tanaka of Time Is a Blind Guide join with multireedist and vocalist Marthe Lea for the meditative 'Bayou'.
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Chick Corea - Return to Forever
15th Feb 2021
Chick Corea's classic fusion-meets-Latin jazz album is still a gem of the 70's jazz scene. Eschewing the darker and more impenetrable sounds of his fusion contemporaries, this record from the late master pianist is a truly evergreen listen.
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Jakob Bro - Uma Elmo
12th Feb 2021
Jakob Bro's new trio brings us a more abstracted version of the Danish electric guitarist's sound, with an album that serves as a personal document of his past year.
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Joe Lovano - Garden of Expression
29th Jan 2021
Joe Lovano's second recording under the 'Trio Tapestry' project further hones the controlled, meditative sounds of the project, making for a highly evocative record.
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Joe Lovano
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Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life
25th Jan 2021
Pat Metheny's debut studio recording featured a blending of ECM-style jazz, fusion and Americana sounds, proving the young guitarist was already a force to be reckoned with.
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Elina Duni & Rob Luft - Lost Ships
13th Nov 2020
Lost Ships, a moving series of reflections on loss and displacement by singer Elina Duni and guitarist Rob Luft, marks a promising first release from the partnership, and sounds perfectly at home on ECM.
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Jan Garbarek-Bobo Stenson Quartet - Witchi-Tai-To
11th Sep 2020
With a varied repertoire and unmatched chemistry, Witchi-Tai-To is one of the landmark releases of both the ECM sound and 'Nordic tone', as well as one of Garbarek's favourites of his catalogue.
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John Abercrombie - Timeless
11th Aug 2020
John Abercrombie's debut put the guitarist in the company of Jan Hammer and Jack DeJohnette for a sequence of contrasting mood pieces, from the fiery to the ethereal, and helped cement the ECM sound.
