Fifty Years of the Edition of Contemporary Music AKA ECM Records
AKA ECM Records
Photo by Bart Babinski
ECM 50th anniversary celebration
On November 24th, 50 years ago, Manfred Eicher went into a studio to make the very first ECM recording – Mal Waldron’s Free At Last. Since then, Eicher has continued to helm the label, personally producing the majority of the now 1600+ recordings in the catalog. His steadfast vision has cemented the label’s place in history as having “helped shape the way we listen to jazz and contemporary classical music.” (Giovanni Russonello, New York Times)
Eicher is a hands-on producer, deeply involved in the music, as ECM artists attest in describing their experiences in the video.
ECM’s anniversary has been celebrated around the world this year, and continues in the US with two major bi-coastal events presented by SF Jazz and Jazz at Lincoln Center:
October 24-27 at SF Jazz, San Francisco
November 1-2 at JALC’s Rose Theater, New York City
ECM anniversary concerts around the world:
Frankfurt, Germany
23 – 24 October 2019
Jazzfestival Frankfurt: Opening Concert at Alte Oper, ECM night at Sendesaal
San Francisco, USA
24-27 October 2019
SFJAZZ: ECM Week with 9 concerts
New York City, USA
1, 2 November 2019
Jazz At Lincoln Center, Rose Theater: ECM Weekend
Milan, Italy
8, 9, 10 November 2019
Festival JazzMi
Mannheim, Germany
16 November 2019
Enjoy Jazz: Closing Festival ECM Evening
London, UK
17 November 2019
London Jazz Festival: ECM Day
Brussels, Belgium
21, 22, 23, 24 November 2019
ECM Anniversary Weekend @ Flagey: central European celebration
Hamburg, Germany
3, 4, 5, 6 February 2020
Elbphilharmonie – REFLEKTOR MANFRED EICHER
7 selected ECM concerts
