Sounds and Silence

Sounds and Silence
Switzerland 2009
Directors: Peter Guyer, Norbert Wiedmer
German music producer and founder of ECM Records Manfred Eicher has been responsible for introducing the world to thousands of musicians and countless new sounds. After establishing an early reputation with standard-setting jazz recordings by Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, and the Art Ensemble of Chicago, among others, ECM began to include contemporary composers in its releases. In footage from Estonia, Tunisia, Germany, France, Denmark, Greece, Argentina, and elsewhere, SOUNDS AND SILENCE captures aspects of the music-making process at ECM and gives glimpses of unique players and composers at work, including Arvo Pärt, Eleni Karaindrou, Dino Saluzzi and Anja Lechner, Anouar Brahem, Gianluigi Trovesi, Marilyn Mazur, Nik Bärtsch, Kim Kashkashian, Jan Garbarek, and many more. (88 mins.)
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