Keith Jarrett News

Like the face of Helen launching a thousand ships, for better or worse, Keith Jarrett 's 1975 Koln Concert inspired a like number of improvisational piano recitals and the entire genre of "New Age" solo piano music.

Usually, the kind of passionate tribute SFJAZZ Collective delivers annually is reserved for artists who are either no longer on the scene, or whose productivity has seriously tanked.

Last benefit concert of the year this Saturday, December 5, with Alex Bootzin's jazz band Nucleus at 8 p.m. playing jazz arrangements of holiday classics from its CD Yuletide Jazz .

I don't know about you, but I'm ready for some music after another insanely contentious week.

The jazz giant Keith Jarrett talks to Kevin le Gendre about the challenges of playing what has not been played before, the struggle to avoid self-repetition and the need for a life away from the city Getty Nil by mouth: Keith Jarrett calls for cathedral-like silence in concert enlarge A cruise ship crossed the Caribbean Sea some time in the mid ...

While much of the credit for reinventing the standard repertoire via the piano trio can go to Keith Jarrett , the pianist's muse is more about using such chestnuts as a launching point for his own self-probing and extended improvisations.

With the realization that there will always be more music coming at him than he can keep up with, AAJ Managing Editor John Kelman wonders why anyone would think that jazz is dead or dying.

In his blog I Witness , Ed Leimbacher muses about the pervasiveness of Thelonious Monk as a model for or influence on other pianists.

The cool December weather has always made Bangkok an ideal location for outdoor concerts, and this year on December 11 and 12, Niu's on Silom jazz club, wine bar and restaurant at Baan Silom Arcade, will present the first Niu's International Bangkok Jazz Festival, an open-air festival featuring Thai and international jazz and blues musicians.

Lexington Ballet artistic director Luis Dominguez and dancer Ashley Wilcock staged a photo similar to that on the cover of Keith Jarrett's 1975 album The Kln Concert.

The Astounding Eyes of Rita rings to life on four resonant notes from Tunisian oudist Anouar Brahem, joined in short order by the deep, rich tone of Klaus Gesing's bass clarinet.

Bridging the Brooklyn-Reykjavik jazz divide with European elegance and a fiery, New York drive.

In the current Philadelphia Weekly : Industrial Jazz Group Fri., Oct. 16, 7:55pm. $5. With Agent Moosehead, Gina Ferrera.

IT was a welcome fit for a returning hero. "Keith, you're a genius, you are god," shouted someone as the thunderous applause at the London Festival Hall subsided.

The Eastside Jazz Club will present its annual Jazz Extravaganza concert Sunday, Oct.

At this point, pianist Marc Copland and bassist Gary Peacock have achieved high priest status in the jazz world.

When people look back at jazz in our time, they will have to contend with pianist Keith Jarrett.

Already this year, we have seen two elder American jazz labels, Prestige and Blue Note, turn 60 and 70 years old, respectively.

Where to begin? The early days in Chicago, between blues, bebop, and the mid-'60s avant-garde? The time in Charles Lloyd's band, or the years with Miles Davis when the master went electric with "Bitches Brew''? The four-decade friendship with Keith Jarrett and the subtle intimacy of their jazz standards trio? The Indian-infused work with Alice ...

KJ: When I was a teenager, my youngest brother had a lot of issues, and didn't go to school.