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ECM turns 50 – German music label honored with first-weekendconcerts.
Anyone who has been a consumer of jazz (and classical)records or CDs over the past 50 years must surely be aware of the German labelECM.
It has released albums by dozens of jazz greats, includingKeith Jarrett, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Pat Matheny, Mal Waldron, VijayIyer, John Abercrombie, Aaron Parks, Dave Holland, Paul Bley, Charles Lloyd,Don Cherry and many many more, yet the label has put out only a bit more than1,500 titles in five decades.
That gives an idea of the level of curation founder ManfredEicher brought and still brings to the project. He has sought a standard ofperfection not just in the quality of the playing, but in the crystal clarityof the production and engineering as well as the thought that goes into thealbum artwork. Every ECM release came forth into record stores as a specialevent, and more often than not the records delivered on the promise. Read aboutthe ECM catalog.
Somewhat ruefully, as the label turns 50 it has decided tosacrifice some of its tangible qualities by agreeing to turn its entire catalogover to streaming services. We thus celebrate ECM’s golden anniversary byacknowledging it has joined the 21st century. The Healdsburg Jazz Festival ishappy to join in the party by presenting three special shows by ECM artists andguests:
RalphTowner-Paul McCandless, Friday March 31 at Soda Rock Winery.
DEJOHNETTE• COLTRANE • GARRISON, Saturday June 1 at the Raven Theater.
CarlaBley Trio and Iverson-Turner Duo, Sunday June 2 at the Raven Theater.
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