07/27/12

ECM Announces Fall Releases, Tours

Formanek, Lovano, Bärtsch on schedule

By Jeff Tamarkin

ECM Records has announced its fall 2012 releases schedule, as well as tour dates for the related artists. Details follow:

September 25th releases

Michael Formanek Quartet—Small Places
Tim Berne: alto saxophone
Craig Taborn: piano
Michael Formanek: double-bass
Gerald Cleaver: drums

Michael Formanek Quartet on tour:
October 2/3 - New York, NY - Jazz Standard
October 4 - Boston, MA - Regattabar
October 5 - Brattleboro, VT - venue tba
October 6 - Baltimore, MD - Windup Space
October 7 - Philadelphia, PA - Art Alliance

Mark Johnson / Eliane Elias / Joe Lovano / Joey Baron—Swept Away
Joe Lovano: tenor saxophone
Eliane Elias: piano
Marc Johnson: double-bass
Joey Baron: drums

Mark Johnson / Eliane Elias / Joe Lovano / Joey Baron on tour:
Oct 3 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere Music Hall
Oct 5-6 - Boston, MA - Scullers
Oct 13 - Yakima, WA - Yakima Performing arts Center
Oct 15 - San Diego, CA - Anthology
Oct 16 - Los Angeles, CA - Zipper Hall
Oct 18 - Folsom Lake College, CA - Three Stages Theater
Oct 19 - SF, CA - Herbst Theater / SF Jazz Fest
Oct 20 - Gualala, CA - The Gualala Arts Center
Oct 22 - Santa Cruz, CA - Kuumbwa Jazz
Oct 25-28 - Seattle, WA - Jazz Alley
Nov 27- Dec 1 - New York, NY – Birdland

October 2nd release

Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin—Live

Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin on tour:
October 16 – San Francisco, CA – Yoshi’s
October 17 – Eugene, OR – tba
October 18 – Portland, OR – The Mission
October 19 – Seattle, WA – Earshot Jazz Festival
October 20-21 – Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle
October 22 – New York, NY – le posissson rouge

October 16th release

Elina Duni Quartet
Elina Duni: voice
Colin Vallon: piano
Patrice Moret: double-bass
Norbert Pfammatter: drums

Elina Duni Quartet on tour October 21-November 1 – dates tba

October 30th releases

Manu Katché—Manu Katché
Nils Petter Molvaer: trumpet
Tore Brunborg: tenor saxophone
James Watson: piano
Manu Katché: drums

Bobo Stenson Trio—Indicum
Bobo Stenson: piano
Anders Jormin: bass
Jon Fält: drums