Dr. Jazz Talks

New interview from the Dr. Jazz Talks interview series, this time Richie Beirach - superb pianist and composer, with a great new album with Dave Liebman called Empathy…
We talk about Richie's beginnings and influences, being a bandleader, playing with David Liebman, John Abercrombie, John Scofield, Quest and others, the US jazz scene, playing solo piano, his improvisational and compositional approaches, etc…
A selection of the incredible albums that Richie did as a leader:
1974 - Eon (with Frank Tusa, Jeff Williams)
1977 - Hubris (solo)
1979 - Elm (with George Mraz, Jack DeJohnette)
1983 - Continuum (solo)
1987 - Emerald City (with John Abercrombie)
1989 - Chant (with Dave Liebman)
1993 - Trust (with Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette)
1998 - New York Rhapsody (with Georg Huebner)
2002 - Round About Monteverdi (with Georg Huebner, George Mraz)
2007 - Summer Night (with George Mraz, Billy Hart)
2011 - Impressions of Tokyo (solo)
2015 - Balladscapes (with Dave Liebman)
2017 - Gaia (with Regina Litvinova, Christian Scheuber)
2021 - Empathy (with Dave Liebman, Florian Van Volxem, Jack DeJohnette)
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Thank so very very much Mr Bierach I really appreciate it