Keith Jarrett - The Köln Concert

 - Vancouver, British Columbia - When I was in grade 9, I was part of a live performance called ChaiRiots where myself and three other actors mimed out numerous actions through chairs, and told a basic story of a child and her imagination. We acted this to about ten or so minutes worth of a single piece of music, which always left an impression on my mind. What astounded me was that the piece was improvised, which wasn't something that I was aware musicians could do to that extent at the time. Flash forward to ten years later, the year 2011. I have since studied music and have been reviewing music for many years and learning much along the way. The concept of a musician being so adept at their instrument that they could compose a whole concert on the spot was not foreign to me, though still very impressive. The thing was that I never heard the music past the ten or so minutes that I had done that performance to and I couldn't remember who the artist was. So, I went back to my high school and met with my old drama teacher and asked if he still had the album, which he did, and if I could borrow it, which I could. He handed me The Köln Concert, by Keith Jarrett.

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