Jazz Kat Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I tried searching for this, but couldn't find anything. Seems Keith Jarret had an outburst at the Umbria Jazz Fest? Anyone hear about this?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest donald petersen Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 when you say you searched for it did you search for, let's say..."jarrett" and "umbria" together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest donald petersen Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 i just ask because you probably would have gotten this thread- http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=34885 g_d...when i find out which board member is behind this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 There's also this interesting and just published account from the Santa Barbara Independent: Tales from Planet Keith Thursday, July 19, 2007 By Josef Woodard FESTIVAL NOTES FROM ALL OVER: Last Tuesday, the weather took a cool turn in the lovely, ancient hilltop city of Perugia, Italy. In this Etruscan-turned-Roman outpost, the Umbria Jazz Festival — clearly one of the world’s finest — had experienced a few blistering summer days. But on this night, it got cold, and it was about to get much colder. The Keith Jarrett Circus was coming to town. The volatile, virtuosic pianist’s concert commanded the festival’s highest ticket prices and visitors came from far and wide. What greeted the generally elegant audience was an irrationally angry artiste whose vocabulary lately has taken cues from the Merchant Marines (no offense to the Merchant Marines). Before playing a note, and without provocation, Jarrett strode to the microphone and ranted like a man on the brink: “Somebody tell those assholes to put down their fucking cameras. … I reserve the right to leave this goddamn city [did he know its name?] immediately. … Until you understand this, the music will not be at its best and you will have spent your money for nothing … ” Collective chills and gasps were palpable in the 4,500-strong crowd, now dubbed “assholes” by jazz’s craziest, most caustic genius. After finishing their show with Clifford Brown’s “Joy Spring,” joy left the building. Two people in the back flashed cameras (heeding the natural human impulse to poke a mad dog with a long stick, just to see what would happen). Reportedly, someone in the front fed Jarrett some of his own energy, yelling “motherfucker!” Encores were not forthcoming, and Jarrett presumably hightailed it out of this “goddamn city.” Has Jarrett’s detachment from reality and basic human decency finally sent him over the edge? His spoken-word tirades have been part of his act for decades. In 1980, he played a memorable solo concert at the Santa Barbara High School auditorium and spewed a diatribe against then-ascending George Winston, whose lame, all-thumbs piano noodlings were wrongly compared to Jarrett’s work. In Perugia, the kicker was this: Jarrett’s playing seemed truly inspired, reaching particularly expressive depths on the ballad “I’m Going to Laugh You Right Out of My Life,” with a dreamily suspended coda, and on “Django.” This was not a public wig-out à la Jaco Pastorius’s infamous 1984 Playboy Festival meltdown. The musical muse was in Perugia. It’s the connection with his audience — and his species — that Jarrett seems to have trouble with. Responding quickly to the Jarrett fiasco, the next morning, festival director Carlo Pagnotta officially declared him permanently banned from the festival, justifiably ending an association dating back to 1974. Music proposes a spiritual bond between performer and perceiver, especially the artful, thoughtful stuff, in whatever genre. By those standards, Jarrett the pianist is still angelic, but at the microphone, he can turn demonic. This was the prevailing opinion in Perugia, where Jarrett’s inhumane affront became a source of constant commentary. Someone jokingly asked, “Can somebody buy him a planet?” Someone else suggested that the Jarrett crowd now expects abuse, and takes it with a grain of masochism. Certainly, abuse is part of the theater of a Jarrett appearance, as with a Johnny Rotten show of old. Ornette Coleman The following night, the great and humble Ornette Coleman literally saved the day, and the spirit of this grand, momentarily bruised festival. His set was warm, fuzzy, funky, and edgy, and the crowd went wild, especially when Ornette actually invited audience members onstage to sing — a Polish folk song and then “Amazing Grace.” By this point, the festival scorecard looked something like this: Jarrett = the Devil; Ornette = a Saint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 g_d...when i find out which board member is behind this.... Not a crazy thought... It'd be awesome if it's Chuck. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Man Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 I tried searching for this, but couldn't find anything. Seems Keith Jarret had an outburst at the Umbria Jazz Fest? Anyone hear about this?? Spelling his name with two 't's might help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Jazz Kat, may I respectfully suggest this thread for further reading? http://forums.allaboutjazz.com/showthread.php?t=22983 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 With one or two T, his name spells asshole in my book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Before playing a note, and without provocation, Jarrett strode to the microphone and ranted like a man on the brink: “Somebody tell those assholes to put down their fucking cameras. … I reserve the right to leave this goddamn city [did he know its name?] immediately. … Until you understand this, the music will not be at its best and you will have spent your money for nothing … ” OFFICIAL I'm warning you. If you say 'Jehovah' once more-- [MRS. A. stones OFFICIAL] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 g_d...when i find out which board member is behind this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 There's also this interesting and just published account from the Santa Barbara Independent: Tales from Planet Keith Thursday, July 19, 2007 By Josef Woodard FESTIVAL NOTES FROM ALL OVER: Last Tuesday, the weather took a cool turn in the lovely, ancient hilltop city of Perugia, Italy. In this Etruscan-turned-Roman outpost, the Umbria Jazz Festival?—?clearly one of the world’s finest?—?had experienced a few blistering summer days. But on this night, it got cold, and it was about to get much colder. The Keith Jarrett Circus was coming to town. The volatile, virtuosic pianist’s concert commanded the festival’s highest ticket prices and visitors came from far and wide. What greeted the generally elegant audience was an irrationally angry artiste whose vocabulary lately has taken cues from the Merchant Marines (no offense to the Merchant Marines). Before playing a note, and without provocation, Jarrett strode to the microphone and ranted like a man on the brink: “Somebody tell those assholes to put down their fucking cameras. … I reserve the right to leave this goddamn city [did he know its name?] immediately. … Until you understand this, the music will not be at its best and you will have spent your money for nothing … ” Collective chills and gasps were palpable in the 4,500-strong crowd, now dubbed “assholes” by jazz’s craziest, most caustic genius. After finishing their show with Clifford Brown’s “Joy Spring,” joy left the building. Two people in the back flashed cameras (heeding the natural human impulse to poke a mad dog with a long stick, just to see what would happen). Reportedly, someone in the front fed Jarrett some of his own energy, yelling “motherfucker!” Encores were not forthcoming, and Jarrett presumably hightailed it out of this “goddamn city.” Has Jarrett’s detachment from reality and basic human decency finally sent him over the edge? His spoken-word tirades have been part of his act for decades. In 1980, he played a memorable solo concert at the Santa Barbara High School auditorium and spewed a diatribe against then-ascending George Winston, whose lame, all-thumbs piano noodlings were wrongly compared to Jarrett’s work. In Perugia, the kicker was this: Jarrett’s playing seemed truly inspired, reaching particularly expressive depths on the ballad “I’m Going to Laugh You Right Out of My Life,” with a dreamily suspended coda, and on “Django.” This was not a public wig-out à la Jaco Pastorius’s infamous 1984 Playboy Festival meltdown. The musical muse was in Perugia. It’s the connection with his audience?—?and his species?—?that Jarrett seems to have trouble with. Responding quickly to the Jarrett fiasco, the next morning, festival director Carlo Pagnotta officially declared him permanently banned from the festival, justifiably ending an association dating back to 1974. Music proposes a spiritual bond between performer and perceiver, especially the artful, thoughtful stuff, in whatever genre. By those standards, Jarrett the pianist is still angelic, but at the microphone, he can turn demonic. This was the prevailing opinion in Perugia, where Jarrett’s inhumane affront became a source of constant commentary. Someone jokingly asked, “Can somebody buy him a planet?” Someone else suggested that the Jarrett crowd now expects abuse, and takes it with a grain of masochism. Certainly, abuse is part of the theater of a Jarrett appearance, as with a Johnny Rotten show of old. Ornette Coleman The following night, the great and humble Ornette Coleman literally saved the day, and the spirit of this grand, momentarily bruised festival. His set was warm, fuzzy, funky, and edgy, and the crowd went wild, especially when Ornette actually invited audience members onstage to sing?—?a Polish folk song and then “Amazing Grace.” By this point, the festival scorecard looked something like this: Jarrett = the Devil; Ornette = a Saint. Brownie: Where did you find this? Aren't you in France? This edition of the Independent just came out yesterday. Though my son had been over to Woodard's house the night before and Woodard had told him about the incident. When Stanley Clarke and Chick Corea announced they were Scientologists I used to joke that Kieth Jarett wasn't but he should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoGrubb Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 ....When Stanley Clarke and Chick Corea announced they were Scientologists I used to joke that Kieth Jarett wasn't but he should be. If he isn't, he used to be, at least Science..something or other(not Christian Science). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Brownie: Where did you find this? Aren't you in France? This edition of the Independent just came out yesterday. Though my son had been over to Woodard's house the night before and Woodard had told him about the incident. When Stanley Clarke and Chick Corea announced they were Scientologists I used to joke that Kieth Jarett wasn't but he should be. I worked the AP wire every morning for years. Now that I am retired, I work the Internet every morning Amazing what one finds there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Wow. I mean, I knew he was a dipshit, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 I guess I hadn't been paying attention ("indifference", I think it's called) so I wasn't aware he'd done another, six years later. I've only caught him live-in-trio once, and it was a fine, if not revelatory, experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 I love Jarrett's music, but he seriously needs a sound ass beating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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