Paul Motian

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  • Anat Fort Interview

    Anat Fort Interview

    Paul Motian playing with contemporary Israeli pianist Anat Fort. Interview with Anat Fort. Her new album The Dreamworld of Paul Motian just came out on Sunnyside records. Available through Bandcamp: https://anatfort.bandcamp.com/album/the-dreamworld-of-paul-motianSet List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/03/anat-fort-interview.htmlPhoto: Paul Motian, Anat Fort 2004  ©Robbin Valentine courtesy ECM Records

  • Live At the Village Vanguard

    Live At the Village Vanguard

    It was great to listen to the 90th Anniversary stream from the Village Vanguard with Once Around the Room for Paul Motian playing last night. So today’s featured podcast is Live From the Village Vanguard. Set List & Podcast: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/04/live-at-village-vanguard.html Photo: Paul Motian at the Village Vanguard 1963 photographer unknown c. Paul Motian Archive

  • Paul Motian, the Piano & Some Pianists

    Paul Motian, the Piano & Some Pianists

    An unreleased cassette tape of Paul Motian practicing and composing on his piano interspersed with recordings with a variety of pianists he played with: Keith Jarrett, Marc Copland, Frank Kimbrough, Marilyn Crispell, Masabumi Kikuchi, Lowell Davidson, Anat Fort, & Bill Evans. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2025/02/paul-motian-piano-and-some-pianists.html Photo: Paul Motian & Keith Jarrett 1973  05courtesy ECM Records  photographer ©Roberto Masotti

  • Related to 1962

    Related to 1962

    Sideman recordings of Paul Motian around 1962. Includes Perry Robinson, George Russell, Bill Evans, Eddie Costa, Zoot Sims, Tony Scott, Mose Allison. With readings from Motian’s unpublished autobiography. Set List & Podcast: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2024/11/related-to-1962-021119.html Paul Motian July 1962  Likely Cape Cod, MA where he was playing a gig with Zoot Sims photographer unknown ©Paul Motian Archive

  • Charlie & Paul Part 3/4

    Charlie & Paul Part 3/4

    This week’s podcast is a rebroadcast of an episode first aired on August 14, 2017. Haden & Motian. Music from past resistances is appropriate for the current resistance. With readings from Motian’s autobiography about Keith Jarrett’s American Quartet on tour in Japan in 1974. Podcast & Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2024/09/charlie-paul-part-34-081417.html Keith Jarrett’s American Quartet on tour in…

  • The First Trio 1976 Motian, Bracken, Izenzon

    The First Trio 1976 Motian, Bracken, Izenzon

    This week’s podcast features Paul Motian’s First Trio as leader with Charles Bracken and David Izenzon. I feature an unreleased 1977 concert at Creative Music Studios in upstate New York and readings about the group from the Archive. Set List & Podcast: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-first-trio-paul-motian-charles.html Photo: David Izenzon, Charles Bracken, Paul Motian 1977 photo: ©Richard Berner

  • V2 Motian Songbook M-R

    V2 Motian Songbook M-R

    This week’s podcast features recordings from the Paul Motian Songbook V2 M-R (with 1 S). Some of the compositions in the Songbook are unrecorded but I found versions on rehearsal tapes of a few. The last one I play is an early version of ‘Sam Brown’ which was titled ‘Brownstone’. I include that composition and…

  • Jakob Bro with Interview

    Danish guitarist Jakob Bro played in Paul Motian’s Electric BeBop Band and also had Motian play drums on his own recordings. In this show, I play a selection of these recordings, read some notes Motian made about Bro and interview Jakob Bro about his relationship with Motian. Set List & Podcast: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/11/jakob-bro-with-interview.html Photo: Ben Street,…

  • V2 Motian Songbook A-G

    This podcast features examples of the compositions available in The Compositions of Paul Motian V2 1990-2011 alphabetically from Arabesque to Garden of Eden. Go to the Songbook page to order. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2018/02/set-list-020518.html Photo: Paul Motian 2004 ©Robert Lewis courtesy ECM Records

  • For the Love of Sarah & Rose

    This 100th episode of Uncle Paul’s Jazz Closet features the songs Motian titled for his sisters For the Love of Sarah and Folk Song For Rosie. Set List & Podcast: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2024/05/for-love-of-sarah-rose-111816.html Photo: Rose, Paul & Sarah Motian abt. 1942

  • 1977 Office Gig & Rehearsal

    Featuring unreleased cassette recordings of the first Paul Motian Trio with Charles Brackeen and David Izenzon. A rehearsal tape and their likely first gig: an office party in Nyack, NY. The best office party music ever! With readings from Paul Motian’s autobiography: Chapter 1-1940. Set List & Podcast: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2024/03/1977-office-gig-and-rehearsal-031717.html Photo: Paul Motian (l) and friend…

  • Motian & Monk & Powell, & Muthspiel

    Featuring 2 Wolfgang Muthspiel albums (1993’s Muthspiel Peacock Muthspiel Motian and 1996’s Perspective), Motian and the EBBB Play Monk and Powell, Inner Fires: The Genius of Bud Powell, and Monk: Genius of Modern Music. With readings from Dance of the Infidels A Portrait of Bud Powell. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2016/02/set-list-021916.html Photo: Paul Motian c.Mark Malabrigo

  • Live Monk: Live Motian

    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 ©Steve Schapiro

  • Live At A-Train 1999: The Unreleased Set

    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-at-trane-1999-unreleased-set.htmlPhoto: Ed Schuller, Joe…

  • Live At Montpelier, France 1988

    A great, unreleased recording of the classic Paul Motian Trio with Bill Frisell & Joe Lovano. Set List:https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/11/live-at-montpelier-france-nov-26-1988.htmlPhoto: 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

    Paul Motian had a nice stereo system with a turntable. I play selections from his vinyl collection featuring many artists he was influenced by. With more readings from 1992/93 notebooks of Motian’s about music publicity & a great night of music with Bill Frisell & Joe Lovano. Set List:https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/11/selections-from-paul-motians-vinyl.htmlPhoto: Some vinyl from Motian’s collection ©Paul…

  • Selections From Paul Motian’s Vinyl Collection Part 1/2

    Paul Motian had a nice stereo system with a turntable. I play selections from his vinyl collection featuring many artists he was influenced by. With readings from a 1992 notebook of Motian’s where he was writing ideas for stories for his autobiography. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/20https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/10/selections-from-paul-motians-vinyl.htmlPhoto: Some vinyl from Motian’s collection ©Paul Motian Archive

  • 1992 Paul Motian Recordings

    1992-the year of the Monkey! 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…

  • 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.htmlPhoto: Jeff Cosgrove courtesy Jeff Cosgrove

  • Garden of Eden

    Garden of Eden This week’s podcast features the Paul Motian Band ECM album Garden of Eden released in 2006. More readings from Paul Olson’s interview of Motian for All About Jazz in 2006. Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/08/garden-of-eden-101615.htmlPhoto: Jerome Haris, Steve Cardenas, Chris Cheek, Tony Malaby,Jakob Bro  2006  photo: Robert Lewis  courtesy ECM Records