ECM and Manfred Eicher receive the National Concert Hall’s lifetime achievement award in Dublin
Cellist Anja Lechner accepted it on Eicher’s behalf on 30 October, at one of the concerts in the series the hall is devoting to the label this autumn.
Manfred Eicher
Enrico Rava releases “Corners” on 16 October, the Fearless Five’s first ECM album, with Joe Lovano
Out on 16 October with Joe Lovano as a guest. It was recorded in Rome in July 2025 with Manfred Eicher, and the nine tunes are written by all six players, not only the trumpeter.
ECM gathers Steve Reich’s three records for the label into a three-LP box
It came out on 2 October, the day before Reich turned ninety, and collects “Music for 18 Musicians”, “Octet · Music for a Large Ensemble · Violin Phase” and “Tehilim”.
Steve Reich turns ninety on 3 October and Carnegie Hall and the Philharmonie de Paris mark it
“Music For 18 Musicians” came out on ECM in 1978 and its launch concert was held in a New York rock club. Reich turns ninety on Saturday.
Dave Holland turns eighty with a catalogue that starts at ECM number 1009
The label looks back over fifty-five years of shared catalogue, from the 1971 debut to the 2025 duo with John Scofield. Holland is still recording and touring.
Ayumi Tanaka, Thomas Morgan, Thomas Strønen – Windflower
Eight of the nine tracks were improvised in the room and the record never raises its voice. Tanaka, Morgan and Strønen debut as a trio on ECM with a discipline that costs them something.