A composer and pianist as well, he was a prolific recording artist who integrated jazz, classical and world music traditions ...

As a member of Oregon, solo artist, and collaborator of luminaries like Keith Jarrett and John Abercrombie, Towner left an ...

American classical and jazz musician-composer Ralph Towner died in Rome, Italy, on January 18. He was 85. His daughter, ...

Unconcerned With What Genre His Music Is Labeled article by Jim Trageser, published on January 29, 2026 at All About Jazz. Find more Interview articles ...

This time in the Global Village we highlight music from the Chieftains – and, in particular, some of their many ...

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that guitarist and composer Ralph Towner, known for his solo work as well as that with ...

Ralph Towner, guitarist of unique sensibility, writer of highly original compositions, and an ECM artist for more than fifty years, has died, aged 85. Towner, who once described himself as an ...

Pianist-turned-guitarist Towner is best known for his nylon- and 12-string craftsmanship – and for being a core part of ...

There are certain ECM recordings that feel less like albums and more like quiet conversations preserved in amber. Oracle, the ...

Ralph Towner was one of music’s great innovators, composers and guitarists.