Keith Rowe (Live In Brno, Czech Republic)

According to Henry Kaiser, “Three guitarists in the 20th Century made unprecedented and giant leaps in technique, personal expression, improvisation, and musical conception. Sonny Sharrock, Derek Bailey, and Keith Rowe each introduced innovations that were to become bedrock … [They] are like the first space explorers to set foot on other worlds, with Keith Rowe being perhaps the one of the triumvirate to swim through alien oceans of sound and improvisation that have received no other visitors.”
Keith Rowe had a major influence on many musicians filmed for Steve Elkins' feature documentary THE REACH OF RESONANCE. So it felt like coming full circle to finally meet Rowe during production in Brno, Czech Republic, where he performed with violinist Jon Rose - as seen in this brief clip from March 2009.
To stream THE REACH OF RESONANCE: vimeo.com/ondemand/resonance
For a deeper dive behind the scenes: www.steveelkins.net/Cinema/Th...
For more on Jon Rose: www.steveelkins.net/Interview...