It is with sadness that I learned today that Paul Motian has passed away. Paul was a fantastic drummer, who played on many Keith Jarrett recordings (“Life Between The Exit Signs”, “Expectations”, “The Mourning of a Star”, “Fort Yawuh”, “The Survivors’ Suite”, “At the Deer Head Inn”, etc.).
Solo concerts in Tokyo in May 2012
Keith Jarrett will play two solo concerts at the Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Tokyo on May 6 and May 11, 2012. Tickets will go on sale on January 28, 2012 at 10 AM. For more information, you can visit koinumamusic.com. Thanks to Yoshi and TJ for the information!
Next trio album, entitled “Somewhere”, to be released in 2012
“Rio” has just been released, but ECM Records has already announced that the next album by Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, and Jack DeJohnette, entitled “Somewhere”, will be released in 2012. The exact release date is currently unknown. Thanks to Jacques for the information!
Solo concert at Carnegie Hall on January 25, 2012
Keith Jarrett will play a solo concert at Carnegie Hall in New York on January 25, 2012. Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday,
November 8, 2011 at 11:00 AM. Thanks to John for the information!
Clips from “Rio” available from ECM Records website
ECM Records has a project page for Keith Jarrett’s forthcoming album, “Rio” (to be released in November 2011). Audio clips from several tracks are available. Thanks to Adam for the information! Update (October 28, 2011). MusicLine.de also has some audio clips from “Rio” (one 30-second clip for each track). Thanks to Aziz for the link!