SFJAZZ celebrates a half-century of the iconic label, with nights in Miner Auditorium and the Joe Henderson Lab featuring ECM’s greatest artists. Named with initials standing for “Edition of Contemporary Music,” founder Manfred Eicher’s Munich-based imprint has represented the leading edge of innovation for five decades and over 1600 individual releases, blurring lines between genres and championing both established masters and young visionaries.
The virtuoso Brazilian guitarist and pianist gained fame for his compositions that reflect the rich musical diversity of his homeland, recording nearly 20 albums for ECM and collaborating with artists including Charlie Haden, Ralph Towner, Jan Garbarek, Collin Walcott, and Naná Vasconcelos.
SFJAZZ celebrates a half-century of the iconic label, with nights in Miner Auditorium and the Joe Henderson Lab featuring ECM’s greatest artists. Named with initials standing for “Edition of Contemporary Music,” founder Manfred Eicher’s Munich-based imprint has represented the leading edge of innovation for five decades and over 1600 individual releases, blurring lines between genres and championing both established masters and young visionaries.
The virtuoso Brazilian guitarist and pianist gained fame for his compositions that reflect the rich musical diversity of his homeland, recording nearly 20 albums for ECM and collaborating with artists including Charlie Haden, Ralph Towner, Jan Garbarek, Collin Walcott, and Naná Vasconcelos.
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