ECM has been releasing records since the late 1960s. The label’s best-known artists are probably Keith Jarrett and Arvo Pärt. Founded and run by Manfred Eicher, ECM (Editions of Contemporary Music), ...

Esteemed independent label ECM Records today announced they are expanding their partnership with long-standing distribution partner, Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music based ...

Manfred Eicher discusses his genre-defying label ECM, home of Keith Jarrett, Arvo Pärt and priceless recordings of free jazz greats On 9 July Manfred Eicher will be 70. He does not look his age, more ...

Cracking open a new ECM release is always a pleasurable experience. The legendary Munich label’s attention to detail – from the inscrutable packaging and innovative use of photography to the ...

Qobuz, the independent streaming service with an extensive catalog of Hi-Res music for streaming and download, has teamed up with renowned Munich-based label ECM Records to celebrate the Christmas ...

I’m not a strong leader in the sense that I want the other musicians to play an ideal that I’ve carved out, but I’m rather open for their input. I like to let everyone find their own role within the ...

Manfred Eicher is leaning over a mixing desk, lost in concentration. Dressed in his trademark grey, white shoulder-length hair hanging down over perhaps the most influential ears in contemporary jazz, ...

In 1975, ECM released Keith Jarrett’s The Köln Concert, which still holds the title of bestselling piano record of all time. In 1994, Warp released Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Volume II, which ...

Officially, SFJazz’s ECM Week runs from Feb. 23-26, with eight exceptionally divergent ensembles packed into four double-bill concerts. Bay-Area-born singer bringing Carnatic music in new directions ...

At one point during the final stretch of this year's Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tenn., you could have pried yourself away from a distortion-jacked Sun of Goldfinger show to join a clutch of fans ...