Jazz breaking news: Keith Jarrett Trio Returns To London For July Show
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Promoters Serious have confirmed that the Keith Jarrett standards trio will appear in London in the summer, their first appearance in the UK for two years.
The confirmed date is for one night only, on Wednesday 27 July, at the Royal Festival Hall. Tickets go on sale for the concert on 28 April.
The trio – Jarrett with bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette – has become one of the biggest draws in jazz since its formation in 1983 and was expected until recently to release a new album in the autumn. This is now planned for 2012 with the next Jarrett release believed to be a solo concert performance recorded quite recently. Jarrett only rarely appears in the UK with or without his trio although when he does it tends to be a special event, as his solo concert in December 2008 proved becoming part of the award winning Paris-London album Testament which was Jazzwise album of the year in 2009. Last time the trio was in town the concert opened with Leonard Bernstein’s ‘Tonight’ and played other standards including ‘Autumn Leaves’ and a lovely ‘God Bless The Child’ as well as originals like ‘Butch and Butch’ from the Juan-les-Pins live album, Up For It. There is bound to be strong demand for the concert so you’d better be quick next week if you want a ticket.
– Stephen Graham