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Founded in Munich by producer Manfred Eicher in 1969, ECM has recorded more than 1000 albums spanning many idioms. Establishing an early reputation with standard-setting jazz and improvised music albums – by Keith Jarrett, Paul Bley, Jan Garbarek, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, the Art Ensemble of Chicago and others – ECM began to include contemporary composition in its programme in the late 1970s. In 1984 a sister label, ECM New Series, was launched to introduce the music of Arvo Pärt with the aptly-titled “Tabula rasa”. Other featured composers include György Kurtág, Valentin Silvestrov, Tigran Mansurian, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Heinz Holliger, Giya Kancheli, Meredith Monk, and Heiner Goebbels.

Further Reading: ECM

Interview, Fred Hersch on 'Silent, Listening'

The New York jazz veteran sits down to discuss his ECM solo debut, the joy of finding the right musical partners and the many surprises the piano still holds in store for him.

Audio Interview, At Home with John Surman & Karin Krog

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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