Jan Portisch: A Tribute to Charlie Haden
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Jan Portisch
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As a bassist, Jan Portisch was first influenced by masters like Ray Brown and Paul Chambers—but discovering Charlie Haden changed everything. Haden’s playing was rooted in folk tradition, yet completely free, spacious, and deeply human. He showed that the bass could speak in honest phrases, and that silence could carry as much meaning as sound.
This concert pays tribute to the many sides of Charlie Haden—from his groundbreaking work with Ornette Coleman, to the lyrical depth of Quartet West, to the spiritual resonance of albums like Come Sunday and Beyond the Missouri Sky. His music wasn’t about showing off—it was about telling the truth.
Portisch invites listeners to revisit the sound of a musician who redefined what it means to listen, support, and express through the bass.