Uncle Paul's Jazz Closet

Music from past resistances is appropriate for the current resistance. Featuring the Keith Jarrett Quartet with Charlie Haden, Paul Motian and Dewey Rodman. With readings from Motian's autobiography about the group's Japan tour in 1974. Set List:  https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2024/09/charlie-paul-part-34-081417.html Photo:  Keith Jarrett's American Quartet on tour in Japan 1974 From l to r: (wo...

More Tim Berne Music with Paul Motian Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2024/08/more-tim-berne-music-121817.html Photo: ©Wes Orshosky courtesy ECM Records Tim Berne's Snakeoil: from l to r: Ches Smith, Ryan Ferreira, Oscar Noriega, Matt Mitchell, Tim Berne

Featuring pianist Masabumi 'Poo' Kikuchi improvisational compositions from CDs he recorded at home and gave to Paul Motian. Most unreleased. Set List:  https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2024/06/kikuchi-mostly-at-home-030317.html Photo:  Masabumi 'Poo' Kikuchi © Abby Kikuchi courtesy ECM Records

The Paul Motian Trio with Joe Lovano and Bill Frisell did a European Tour in the summer of 1992. The unreleased recording from July 11 at the Hague, Netherlands is featured on the show along with readings from Motian's Notebook/Diary that he took on the tour. Set List:  https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-northsea-jazz-festival-1992-011317.html Photo:  Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell, Paul Motian...

100th Episode! Featuring the Paul Motian Compositions For the Love of Sarah and Folk Song For Rosie. Sarah and Rosie are Motian's sisters. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2024/05/for-love-of-sarah-rose-111816.html Photo: Rose, Paul & Sarah Motian abt. 1942 ©Paul Motian Archive

Featuring a live, unreleased concert of the Paul Motian Trio from Feb. 10, 1990 at Yoshi's in Oakland, CA. With Bill Frisell and Joe Lovano. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2019/04/set-list-042219.html Photo: Joe Lovano, Paul Motian, Bill Frisell 1990 at Yoshi's (at the original location on Claremont Ave. in N. Oakland) photographer: unknown (but I'm searching)

The show features an unreleased concert of the Paul Motian Trio with Joe Lovano and Bill Frisell at the 1369 Club in Boston, MA on June 8, 1985. With readings from Motian's 1985 Band Book. With my favorite version of Motian's tune The Sunflower. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2024/03/1369-club-boston-1985-031819.html Photo: Paul Motian, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell on tour in Sardinia or Li...

Featuring a Paul Motian 1979 Rehearsal tape where he is composing new tunes on drums and piano and directing Charles Bracken on saxophone. Also some unreleased recordings of Paul Motian's first Trio gigs with David Izenzon and Charles Bracken. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2019/07/set-list-070819.html Photo:  Charles Brackeen 1977  location unknown ©Richard Berner

Unreleased recordings of the first Paul Motian Trio with Charles Brackeen and David Izenzon. A rehearsal tape and their likely first gig: an office party. The best office party music ever! Also, readings from Paul Motian's autobiography- Chapter 1- 1940. Set List:  https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2024/03/1977-office-gig-and-rehearsal-031717.html Photo: Paul Motian on right with friend Joe Canavan(...

Music of Paul Motian, Christian and Wolfgang Muthspiel, Bud Powell & Thelonious Monk. Featuring the 1993 album  Muthspiel Peacock Muthspiel Motian, the 1996 album Perspective and Motian and the EBBB Play Monk & Powell. Featuring readings from biographies of Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2016/02/set-list-021916.html Photo: Paul Motian 1990 photo:...

Featuring Thelonious Monk's album In Person-live at Town Hall 1959 and live at Blackhawk 1960 and  Bill Evans The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961 with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian. With readings from the Paul Motian Archive. Set List:  https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2016/03/set-list-030416.html Photo:  Scott LaFaro, Bill Evans, Paul Motian at the Village Vanguard, NYC 1961 photo: ©Stev...

Featuring Cool & Blue Records 1992 Release 'The Legendary Bill Evans Trio The 1960 Birdland Sessions" with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian Set List:  https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2016/03/set-list-031116.html Photo:  Paul Motian 1960 Cape Cod, MA  ©Paul Motian Archive

Pianist Paul Bley and his recordings with Paul Motian are featured in this show made shortly after Bley's death. With readings from the Paul Motian Archive and Bley's autobiography "Stopping Time". Set List:  https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/11/paul-bley-010816.html Image: Paul Bley abt. 1990 On tour with Paul Motian photo: Paul Motian ©Paul Motian Archive

Live At Montpelier, France 1988 The Paul Motian Trio with Bill Frisell & Joe Lovano A great, unreleased recording of the classic Paul Motian Trio Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/11/live-at-montpelier-france-nov-26-1988.html Photo: Bill Frisell, Paul Motian, Joe Lovano on the road around 1988 photographer unknown ©Paul Motian Archive

Selections From Paul Motian's Vinyl Collection Part 2/2 More music from Paul Motian's vinyl collection and more readings from his 1992/93 Notebooks. Featuring Gene Ammons & Tony Williams. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/11/selections-from-paul-motians-vinyl.html Photo: Some of Motian's Vinyl Collection

Selections From Paul Motian's Vinyl Collection Part 1/2 featuring Bud Powell, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk and more. With readings from Motian's 1992 Notebooks. Set List:  https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/10/selections-from-paul-motians-vinyl.html Photo: Some of Paul Motian's vinyl collection.

1992 Paul Motian Recordings  1992 was a busy year for Paul Motian. The show features music recorded or released in 1992. Featuring the first Electric Bebop Band recording, On Broadway V3, Motian In Tokyo (live Trio with Lovano and Frisell), Live at the Deer Head Inn (with Peacock and Jarrett), Triangle (Tethered Moon trio with Peacock and Kikuchi), Flux and Change (duo with Enrico Pieranunzi). Wit...

Paul Motian, Ed Schuller & Joe Lovano are featured. Jazz from the 1980s and 90s. With readings from the Paul Motian Archive. Set List:  https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/09/more-ed-schuller-joe-lovano-112015.html Photo:  Ed Schuller, Joe Lovano at A-Trane 1999 photo: Mehmet Dedeglu courtesy Tutu Records

Ben Monder's album Amorphae was released in 2015 by ECM Records, but it was recorded in 2010. Monder was a member of Paul Motian's Electric Bebop Band. The show features readings by Paul Motian from the EBBB's 2001 European Tour Book.  Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/08/ben-monders-amorphae-110615.html Photo: Ben Monder courtesy ECM Records ©Jesse Chun

Jeff Cosgrove Interview & Motian Sickness Featuring drummer Cosgrove's 2011 release Motian Sickness: For the Love of Sarah  with John Hebert, Mat Maneri, Jamie Masefield and a 2015 live interview with Jeff Cosgrove. Set List:  https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/08/jeff-cosgrove-interview-motian-sickness.html Photo: Jeff Cosgrove courtesy Jeff Cosgrove

Paul Motian Band album Garden of Eden was released on ECM Records in 2006. I feature the album with readings from a Motian interview with Paul Olson for All About Jazz from the same year.  https://www.allaboutjazz.com/paul-motian-theres-a-million-songs-out-there-paul-motian-by-paul-olson Members of the band are Chris Cheek, Tony Malaby, Steve Cardenas, Ben Monder, Jakob Bro, Jerome Harris and Paul...

Alexandra Grimal: Owls Talk In 2010, Alexandra Grimal released her album Owls Talk with Paul Motian, Gary Peacock and Lee Konitz. With readings from a 2006 Paul Motian Interview with Paul Olson. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/07/alexandra-grimal-owls-talk-100215.html Photo: Alexandra Grimal, Paul Motian 2009 ©Jean-Louis Atlan courtesy Hote Marge Records

Featuring the Paul Motian composition Trieste, recorded and rehearsed by Motian bands and others. Also his tune Story of Maryam. Set List:  https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/07/uncle-pauls-jazz-closet-theme-parts-1-2.html Photo: Paul Motian Quintet in Europe August 1984 From l to r: Motian, Jim Pepper, Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano, Eddie Schuller photographer unknown ©Paul Motian Archive

A 2015 interview with jazz guitarist Joel Harrison who arranged Paul Motian compositions for his 2010 album "String Choir: The Music of Paul Motian" and established the now famous Alt Guitar Summit . Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/07/joel-harrison-interview-090415.html Photo: Joel Harrison, Paul Hanson, Brian Blade, Cuong Vu, Kermit Driscoll  photo © J. Quigley

On Broadway with Brian Jones PHD Featuring music from Paul Motian's 5 album series On Broadway (Winter & Winter Records). I want to thank my guest Brian Jones Adjunct Instructor of Jazz Percussion University of Richmond College of William & Mary and PhD Student, American Studies Program for helping out with the show. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/07/on-broadway-with-brian-...