ECM Records Podcast

Episode #52 - Savina Yannatou - Watersong

Episode #51 - Yuval Cohen: Winter Poems

Episode #50 - Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith: Defiant Life

This episode explores the concept of defiance in the context of artistic creation and social activism, featuring a conversation between Caroline Fontaineux and musicians Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith about their collaborative album, Defiant Life. Against the backdrop of their musical collaboration, Smith and Iyer di...

Episode #49 - Mathias Eick: Lullaby

This episode explores the creative process and inspirations behind Norwegian trumpet player Mathias Eick's latest ECM album, Lullaby. The interview delves into Eick's musical upbringing, revealing a childhood environment rich in music and books, which fostered his musical development. Against this backdrop, the conve...

Episode #48 - Benjamin Lackner: Spindrift

This episode explores the creative process and musical influences behind German-American pianist Benny Lackner's latest ECM album, Spindrift. Against the backdrop of the turbulent two years since his previous album, Last Decade, Lackner describes Spindrift as representing "a small controlled chaos with a calm center,"...

Episode #47 - Thomas Strønen: Relations

This episode explores the creation of Thomas Strønen's ECM album, "Relations," a collaborative project born from an unexpectedly swift recording session for a different album. Against the backdrop of a quickly completed trio recording session with Manfred Eicher, Strønen was unexpectedly given the opportunity to recor...

Episode #46 - Anja Lechner: Bach/Abel/Hume

This episode explores the creation of cellist Anja Lechner's first solo album, "Bach Abel Hume," after years of collaborations. Anja discusses her repertoire selection, choosing Bach as a foundational element alongside the works of Abel and Hume, composers whose music she discovered through viola da gamba player Johnn...

Episode #45 - Colin Vallon: Samares

This episode explores the creation and themes behind Swiss pianist Colin Vallon's new album, Samares. The album title, a botanical term referring to winged seeds, serves as a central metaphor for Vallon, representing themes of transmission, inheritance, and artistic creation. Against this backdrop, Vallon discusses th...

Episode #44 - Jakob Bro & Bill Frisell: Taking Turns

Episode #43 - Marilyn Crispell: Amaryllis

Episode #42 - Avishai Cohen: Ashes To Gold

Episode #41 - Florian Weber: Imaginary Cycle

Episode #40 - Danish String Quartet: Keel Road

Episode #39 - Mat Maneri, Lucian Ban: Transylvanian Dance

Episode #38 - Alice Zawadzki, Fred Thomas, Misha Mullov-Abbado: Za Górami

Episode #37 - Giovanni Guidi: A New Day

Episode #36 - Norma Winstone & Kit Downes: Outpost of Dreams

Episode #35 - Oded Tzur: My Prophet

Episode #34 - Fred Hersch: Silent, Listening

This podcast episode features an interview with jazz pianist Fred Hersch, discussing his first ECM solo album, Silent, Listening, and the collaborative process with ECM founder Manfred Eicher. Hersch explains the genesis of the album, the recording process, his health journey, and reflects on his career and musical evo...

Episode #33 - Arve Henriksen & Harmen Fraanje: Touch of Time

This podcast episode features Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen and Dutch pianist Harmen Fraanje discussing their collaborative debut album, "Touch of Time." They explore the inspiration behind the title track, their shared admiration for each other's work, and the importance of improvisation in their musical approach...