Even Jarrett himself was taken aback at what he had achieved when he listened to the concert recording for the first time. “Even though I did it, a completely improvised, structured arc of music that has one of the most beautiful endings I have ever done, it still blows my mind,” he reflects. “I know I did it, but there is no way in the world I can say how I did it. I can remember it felt – I won’t say easy – but somehow it was less stressful. That is why I immediately called Manfred from the airport and said ‘Whatever plans we have we’re going to scrap them and release this first’. And he knew it was serious because he never got a call from me from the airport!”

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• Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden, Jasmine (BBC, May 12)
• Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden: Jasmine (Guardian, May 13)
• Jasmine on Their Mind (The New Yorker, May 17)
• Jasmine (All About Jazz, May 18)
• “Jasmine” – reviewed by Tim Owen (The Jazz Mann, May 21)
• Jasmine (The New York Times, May 24)
• Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden: Jasmine (Slant Magazine, May 24)
• A brilliant improvisation three decades in the making (The Globe And Mail, May 25)
• Music Review: Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden – Jasmine (Blogcritics, May 25)
• Review: Jarrett, Haden reunite after 30 years (Associated Press, May 25)
• Album review: Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden’s ‘Jasmine’ (Los Angeles Times, May 26)
• Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden: reunited and it feels so good (Ottawa Citizen, May 26)
• Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden – Jasmine (100 Greatest Jazz Albums, May 27)
• Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden: Jasmine on ECM (JazzTimes, May 28)
• Jasmine (Between sound and space, May 29)
• Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden duets (Stereophile, May 31)

NPR has a 14-minute interview with Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden available online:

• Charlie Haden And Keith Jarrett Channel The Standards (NPR, May 23)

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• Orchestra Hall, Chicago (February 12, 2010)
  • Keith Jarrett soars at Symphony Center (Chicago Tribune, February 15, 2010)
• Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles (March 15, 2010)
  • Keith Jarrett (Variety, March 16, 2010)
  • Live Review: Keith Jarrett at Disney Hall (Los Angeles Times, March 16, 2010)
  • The Many Moods of Keith Jarrett (The Misread City, March 16, 2010)
  • Keith Jarrett and Brad Mehldau – Two Masters of Solo Piano Improvisation (Santa Barbara Independent, March 25, 2010)
• Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco (March 19, 2010)
  • Jazz giant Keith Jarrett delights and baits SF audience (Examiner.com, March 20, 2010)
  • Keith Jarrett, Dammit. (SOME of what I’m thinking…, March 20, 2010)
  • Keith Jarrett keyboard genius puts on extended solo concert temper tantrum (San Jose Mercury News, March 20, 2010)

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Update (January 17, 2010). Thanks to Uwe for letting me know that the original interview (in English) has been published in issue #135 (October 2009) of Jazzwise, which can be ordered from jazzwise.com.

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• Keith Jarrett: Heartache spoken here (Times Online, September 25, 2009)
• A Visit With Keith Jarrett (and a Musical Treat) (The Atlantic, September 27, 2009)
• Keith Jarrett: Testament – Paris / London (All About Jazz, September 29, 2009)
• Keith Jarrett, «Testament» d’un génie (Tribune de Genève, October 3, 2009, in French)
• When your lover has gone (Keith Jarrett CDs reviewed) (Ottawa Citizen, October 8, 2009)
• Keith Jarrett, Part II: The Q&A (The Atlantic, October 13, 2009)
• Keith Jarrett – Paris/London Testament (Chroniques Electroniques, October 14, 2009, in French)
• Keith Jarrett’s Masterful Testament (Stereophile, October 14, 2009)
• Music Review: Keith Jarrett – Testament (Blogcritics, October 15, 2009)
• Seul face au son (Le Temps, October 17, 2009, in French)
• Testament – Paris / London (All About Jazz, October 25, 2009)
• Music Review: Keith Jarrett – Testament (We’re An American Blog, October 28, 2009)
• Keith Jarrett – Testament (JazzTimes, November 2009)
• Testament Speaks Volumes (suite101.com, November 7, 2009)
• Keith Jarrett: Testament: Paris/London (Jambands.com, November 30, 2009)

Some reviews of the October 2009 solo concerts in Europe:

• Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels (October 9, 2009)
  • Le roi Jarrett au Bozar (lesoir.be, October 10, 2009, in French)
  • Keith Jarrett personnifie la musique (lesoir.be, October 12, 2009, in French)
  • L’étreinte captivante de Keith Jarrett (La Libre Belgique, October 12, 2009, in French)
  • Bruxelles, 9 Ottobre 2009 – Keith Jarrett – Piano Solo (KeithJarrett.it, October 14, 2009, in Italian)
  • Keith Jarrett Solo Concert – Regards croisés (Pianomajeur.net, October 17, 2009, in French)
• Philharmonie, Berlin (October 12, 2009)
  • Keith kämpft gegen die deutsche Arroganz (Spiegel Online, October 13, 2009, in German)
  • Keith Jarrett nervt mit immer absurderen Allüren (Welt Online, October 13, 2009, in German)
  • Keith Jarrett ernst und einsam in Berlin (Berliner Morgenpost, October 14, 2009, in German)
  • Wackelkontakt zur Ewigkeit (Der Tagesspiegel, October 14, 2009, in German)
  • Das Solo-Konzert des Pianisten Keith Jarrett in Berlin (Nürnberger Nachrichten, October 14, 2009, in German)
  • Im magischen Dreieck (Zeit Online, October 15, 2009, in German)
  • Berlino 12 ottobre – Keith Jarrett (COSA, October 20, 2009, in Italian)
• Tonhalle, Zürich (October 16, 2009)
  • Le tour de l’ivoire (Le Temps, October 17, 2009, in French)
  • Keith Jarretts böses Genie führt zu Ausraster in Zürich (Berner Zeitung, October 19, 2009, in German)
  • Gesichter einer Persönlichkeit (NZZ Online, October 19, 2009, in German)
  • Jazz-Pianist Keith Jarrett hält in Zürich das Publikum in Atem (Südkurier, October 20, 2009, in German)

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• Yesterdays (All About Jazz, January 21)
• Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette – Yesterdays (2009) (Something Else!, January 26)
• Keith Jarrett and his archetypal standards (Inside Story, February 5)
• ‘Yesterdays’ by Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette shows that these three make good company (DFW, February 12)
• Keith Jarrett Lives in the Past with Standards Trio (Culture Catch, February 20)
• Yesterdays (Allmusic)

And here are some reviews of the solo concert at the Carnegie Hall on January 29, 2009:

• A One-of-a-Kind Artist Prepares for His Solo (The Wall Street Journal, January 29)
• Keith Jarrett’s Awesome Night at Carnegie Hall (Stereophile, January 30)
• Keith Jarrett (David Marchese, January 30)
• Keith Jarrett at Carnegie Hall, 1/29/09 (Piano World Forums, January 31)
• On an incredible rendezvous with a master jazz musician (Irish Times, February 7)
• I love NY (KeithJarrett.it, February 21, in Italian)
• Keith Jarrett’s Return To Carnegie Hall (All About Jazz, February 22)

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