Köln Concert 50

Köln Concert 50 Free Variations on Keith Jarrett’s Köln Concert.

Dorian Ford, the internationally acclaimed jazz pianist, celebrates the 50th anniversary of Keith Jarrett’s legendary improvised 1975 Köln Concert with this unique performance.

Huge thanks to everyone who showed up, listened, and connected on 25th January. Many thanks to and everyone who made t...
04/02/2026

Huge thanks to everyone who showed up, listened, and connected on 25th January. Many thanks to and everyone who made this concert happen. A community event and a musical journey - the love and support in the room was palpable.

09/01/2026

Counting down to another visit to the Cologne Concert. 25th January 2026.

04/01/2026

Why the Köln Concert? Here, Dorian talks about the case for playing this music as a significant part of piano repertoire in an interview on Inside Europe, after playing in Cologne on 50th anniversary, last year.

You can hear Dorian reinterpret this piece on 25th January 2026 in London at 6.30 at the Hex Hallz Tufnell Park

04/01/2026

25th Jan at Acland Burghley.

Real social media on the trees in the locale. 25th January 630pm at Acland Burghley, a concert in support of Hall For Al...
30/12/2025

Real social media on the trees in the locale.
25th January 630pm at Acland Burghley, a concert in support of Hall For All, performed by alumnus Dorian Ford.
A rare opportunity to hear this piece performed in the locale. Last January it was Cologne. 2026 in London.

Dorian's looking forward to playing Köln Concert closer to home this year. After playing in Cologne last January, this y...
10/12/2025

Dorian's looking forward to playing Köln Concert closer to home this year. After playing in Cologne last January, this year he will be playjng in supoort of music making at Acland Burghley school, and Hall For All.
25th January 2026. Tickets available on dorianford.co.uk
Christmas present for music lovers?

Warming up before this afternoon at Cowdray Hall. Aberdeen Jazz Festival
23/03/2025

Warming up before this afternoon at Cowdray Hall. Aberdeen Jazz Festival

The notes by Keith Jarrett for his duo album in 2007 with Charlie Haden.Great words about music (never easy to do).Looki...
23/03/2025

The notes by Keith Jarrett for his duo album in 2007 with Charlie Haden.
Great words about music (never easy to do).
Looking forward to connecting with the audience this afternoon at Cowdray Hall on the final day of Aberdeen Jazz Festival.





Great to chat with John Lewis about the Köln Concert for his piece in today's Guardian. Recommend this read.Looking forw...
10/02/2025

Great to chat with John Lewis about the Köln Concert for his piece in today's Guardian. Recommend this read.

Looking forward to Liverpool International Jazz Festival on 23rd February.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/feb/10/koln-concert-keith-jarrett-jazz-masterpiece-piano?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

“The Köln Concert was totally improvised,” says Ford, “but not what we understand as ‘free improvisation’. It’s tonal and melodic. It has a structure, and it transcends the boundaries of music-marketing. Jarrett described his solo improvisations as ‘universal folk music’: I can hear the sound of rugged American individualists, like Charles Ives and Scott Joplin, but I can also hear hymns, gospel music, country music, h***y tonk, anthemic songs, soul, blues, stride, boogie woogie, modal jazz and plenty of classical music. This is not a European culture of deference. This is high-end, elite music, but presented with an audacious, American, heart-on-sleeve populism.”

🎹 We've got that Friday feeling and counting down the weeks until we play tribute to one of jazz’s greatest moments! Dor...
29/11/2024

🎹 We've got that Friday feeling and counting down the weeks until we play tribute to one of jazz’s greatest moments! Dorian Ford’s 𝐊𝐨̈𝐥𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝟓𝟎 brings the iconic Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett back to life, celebrating 50 years of groundbreaking piano improvisation. This living tribute is not just a re-enactment - it’s a dynamic fusion of jazz and classical, infused with Dorian Ford Piano's own flair! 🎶✨

It's a musical experience you don’t want to miss!
📅 Friday 24th January 2025
📍 Christuskirche - Mitten im Leben, Dorothee-Sölle-Platz 5 50672 Köln Germany
🎟 https://kolnconcert50.com/

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