Uncle Paul's Jazz Closet

Baby Dodds & Live at the Village Vanguard Paul Motian's jazz influences and childhood stories. With readings by Ben Ratliff. Motian's band playing live at the Village Vanguard with Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Chris Potter, Masabumi Kikuchi and more. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/08/baby-dodds-live-at-village-vanguard.html Photo: Baby Dodds courtesy Fol...

From Ornette Coleman to Keith Jarrett and Beyond Released and Unreleased Jazz from Paul Motian, Charlie Haden, Keith Jarrett, Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano and Ornette Coleman. With readings from the Paul Motian Archive. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/08/from-ornette-coleman-to-keith-jarrett.html Photo: Back cover of the 1971 album, The Mourning of a Star courtesy Atlantic Records

Charlie Haden, Geri Allen & More Paul Motian Jazz with Charlie Haden, Geri Allen Dewey Redman. Readings from the Paul Motian Archive. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/08/charlie-haden-geri-allen-and-more.html Photo: Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra in Montreal 1989 photo: ©Jan-Henri Thijs

Charlie Haden, Ornette Coleman and More Jazz with Paul Motian and Charlie Haden, Geri Allen, The Liberation Music Orchestra and Ornate Coleman. Readings from the Paul Motian Archive Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/06/charlie-haden-ornette-coleman-and-more.html Photo: Geri Allen, Charlie Haden 1987 ©Ruth Cameron

The First Trio Pt 3 & Steve Swallow Paul Motian's 1979 Trio with J.F. Jenny-Clark and Charles Brackeen plus various bands that included bassist Steve Swallow Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-first-trio-part-3-steve-swallow.html Photo: J.F. Jenny-Clark & Paul Motian courtesy Label Hopi France ©Antoine Darnaud

Live at Ryles 9/25 & 26, 1984 Part 3/3 Paul Motian Trio with Joe Lovano and Bill Frisell With Readings from the Paul Motian Archive Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/05/live-at-ryles-925-26-1984-part-33.html Photo: Paul Motian Trio in Istanbul 1987 Lovano, Motian, Frisell

Live At Ryles 09/26/1984 Part 1/3 Ryles in Boston was the 2nd USA gig of the Paul Motian Trio with Bill Frisell and Joe Lovano. There are readings from Motian's unpublished autobiography about a March 1984 European Tour that Paul organized for his quintet that included Jim Pepper and Ed Schuller. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/05/live-at-ryles-09261984-part13.html Photo: Set List f...

Live at Ryles 09/25/1984 Part 2/3 with Bill Frisell Interview Featuring an unreleased 1984 concert in Boston, MA with Paul Motian, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell, a 2015 interview with Frisell and readings from the Paul Motian Archive. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/05/a-rebroadcast-of-episode-first-aired-on.html Photo: Bill Frisell 1984 photo booth image

Trio (Motian, Lovano, Frisell) Rehearsal Oct. 18, 1985 Featuring unreleased rehearsal tapes and other recorded jazz with Paul Motian, Joe Lovano and Bill Frisell. With readings from the Paul Motian Archive. @paulmotianarchive Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/05/trio-motian-lovano-frisell-rehearsal.html Photo: 2006 Joe Lovano, Paul Motian, Bill Frisell courtesy ECM Records ©Arne Reime...

Live At the Village Vanguard Paul Motian, in various bands, recorded live at the Village Vanguard in NYC from 1961-2010. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/04/live-at-village-vanguard.html Photo: Paul Motian playing his drums at the Village Vanguard in 1963 photographer unknown ©Paul Motian Archive

Rehearsal Tape 1980s Part 1 This show features a rehearsal tape recorded by the Paul Motian Quintet with Joe Lovano, Ed Schuller, Bill Frisell and Jim Pepper on January 8, 1984. The fundraiser mentioned is over but you can still donate to WRFR Community Radio Station https://www.wrfr.org This setlist updated 03_27_22 as I have learned more info about the tape since I originally made the show.  Set...

Rehearsal Tape 1980s Part 2 Paul Motian Quintet with Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell, Ed Schuller, Jim Pepper featuring an unreleased rehearsal tape and the Paul Motian compositions Fiasco and Cathedral Song. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/03/rehearsal-tape-1980s-part-2.html Photo: Paul Motian's Band Book page notes from the rehearsal ©Paul Motian Archive

Portrait In Jazz  Paul Motian, Scott LaFaro, Bill Evans Some well known tunes and some obscure. Readings about Paul Motian remembering Jackie Paris, liner notes from Mr. Counterpoint and more. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/03/portrait-in-jazz.html Photo: Scott LaFaro, Bill Evans & Paul Motian at the Village Vanguard 1960 ©Steve Schapiro

Charles Brackeen & Lowell Davidson 1977 Rehearsal Tapes featuring duos of Paul Motian and pianist Lowell Davidson and Paul Motian and saxophonist Charles Brackeen. Lots of readings from Paul Motian's unpublished autobiography. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/01/charles-brackeen-lowell-davidson.html Photo: Charles Brackeen 1977 photo: Richard Berner ©Paul Motian Archive

The First Trio Part 2  Paul Motian, Charles Brackeen, J.F. Jenny-Clark Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-repeat-of-episode-first-aired-on-may.html photo: Charles Brackeen 1978 ©Richard Berner 

Keith Jarrett's American Quartet & More Paul Motian, Charlie Haden, Dewey Redman, Keith Jarrett's American Quartet With readings from Motian's autobiography, NDR Jazz Workshop Album 1972 Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-repeat-of-episode-from-july-18-2014.html Photo: Dewey Redman, Paul Motian, Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden On tour 1974 Photographer unknown ©Paul Motian Archiv...

Paul Motian Influences: Edgar Varese & Moondog With readings from Paul Motian's unpublished autobiography Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/01/paul-motian-influences-edgar-varese.html Photo: Enrico Pieranunzi, Paul Motian, Marc Johnson photo: ©Elena Somare courtesy EGEA Music

Steve Cardenas Interview: Charlie and Paul Steve & I talk about his new album (now available digitally on Bandcamp) Charlie & Paul, the Paul Motian Songbook (he guided the music presentation and wrote the notes), his relationships with Charlie Haden and Paul Motian and more. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2021/12/steve-cardenas-interview-charlie-paul.html Photo: Steve Cardenas ©...

Poem Field #2 Paul Motian's jazz recordings around 1970, music he wrote for film, readings from his autobiography. Featuring Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden, Stan Vanderbeek, David Izenzon, Karl Berger and more. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2021/12/poem-field-2.html Photo: Paul Motian 1970 on the set of the film Punishment Park photographer unknown ©Paul Motian Archive

Bill Evans & Keith Jarrett Paul Motian recordings with Evans and Jarrett along with readings from the Paul Motian Archive. Set List: https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/1265873899444802714/5428674158839897442 Photo: Paul Motian drum kit request for concert, date unknown ©Paul Motian Archive

Bill McHenry Interview with jazz saxophonist Bill McHenry about Paul Motian. Featuring music by McHenry and Motian Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2021/11/bill-mchenry-interview.html Photo: Bill McHenry ©Peter Gannushkin

Live At A-Trane: The Unreleased Set Schuller, Lovano, Motian In 1999, Ed Schuller, Joe Lovano and Paul Motian played at A-Trane in Berlin, Germany. The concert was recorded and released in 2009 on Tutu Records as Live At A-Trane: The Reunion Trio Serendipity . On this episode, I feature Set 1 of the concert which was not released on the album. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2021/11/live...

The First Trio: Paul Motian, Charles Brackeen, David Izenzon Featuring rare bells, drum, bass and saxophone solos from a 1977 Creative Music Studios Recording Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2014/05/050214-set-list.html Photo: Izenzon, Brackeen, Motian 1977 ©Richard Berner

Gary Peacock & Paul Motian Part 6 Mostly with Marilyn Crispell & Paul Bley Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2020/11/set-list-110220-gary-peacock-paul.html

Gary Peacock & Paul Motian Part 5 Mostly with pianist Marilyn Crispell playing Annette Peacock compositions Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2020/10/set-list-110220-gary-peacock-paul.html Photo: Gary Peacock 1997 photo: ©Paul Motian Archive