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Keith Jarrett - First-hand?

MuseChaser

MuseChaser

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Has anyone here worked with, for, or had any personal interactions with Keith Jarrett? The liner notes he's written on his own albums, and some other statements he's made I've seen in print, are...well... interesting.. and have raised my curiosity.

I am NOT trying to start a Keith Jarrett-bashing thread. I have tremendous respect for him as a pianist in the "classical" (his Shostakovich recordings are some of my favorites), jazz, and free-improvisatory realms. I'm just curious as to what he's like to work with. I have favorites in each of those three realms that I prefer to Keith (Emmanuel Axe, Bill Evans, and Chick Corea respectively, to name a few), but it's rare to find someone with Keith's competence in all three areas simultaneously, so I give him his due... he's certainly earned it. Just wondering what he's like as a person... I met Chick before he passed away, and Emmanuel Axe... both wonderful people. Sadly, I didn't have the opportunity to meet Bill before he died in 1980, but his interviews, writings, and appearance on Marian McPartland's "Piano Jazz" show depict a kind, deeply thoughtful, articulate person, too... despite his self-destructive tendencies.
 
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I have never met him, but I have quite a few of his albums and CDs over the years,
from his Solo concerts, the Bach preludes, his Gurdjieff works, and more -
Mr Jarrett is now 77 and has gone through some really tough times in the past few years ...
Wikipedia says:
Jarrett has been unable to perform since suffering a stroke in February 2018.
A second stroke, in May 2018, left him partially paralyzed and unable to play with his left hand,
and he spent nearly two years in a rehabilitation facility.
Although he regained a limited ability to walk with a cane and can play piano with his right hand, he remains partly paralyzed on his left side
and is not expected to perform again.
“I don’t know what my future is supposed to be. I don't feel right now like I'm a pianist," Jarrett told The New York Times in October 2020
 
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