5 Things to Know About Manfred Eicher and Jan Garbarek's Collaboration

  1. Manfred Eicher has produced nearly all of Jan Garbarek’s albums since the early 1970s.
  2. Eicher is the founder of ECM Records, the label that releases Garbarek’s music.
  3. Their partnership began in the 1970s and has continued for decades.
  4. Eicher’s production style is a defining element of Garbarek’s recorded sound.
  5. The collaboration is one of the longest-running producer-artist relationships in jazz.