Keith Jarrett: Roma (ECM 2880)

Keith JarrettRoma Keith Jarrett pianoRecorded live July 12, 2016at Sala Santa Cecilia,Auditorium Parco della Musica, RomaProducer: Keith JarrettEngineer: Martin PearsonDesign: Sascha KleisExecutive producer: Manfred EicherRelease date: November 6, 2026 Keith Jarrett’s Roma fills the last space in ECM’s portrait of his final European solo tour. Recorded at Rome’s Santa Cecilia Hall on July 12, 2016, it joins the Budapest, Bordeaux, Vienna, and Munich concerts in documenting five evenings across thirteen days. Within that brief span, the pianist found enough room to remake his relationship with the keyboard at every stop. Here, dense chromatic lines give melody something to push against, each emerging theme revealing an opening that could scarcely have been imagined a moment before. Listening, we feel our way along with him. “Part I” brings its fragmentary existence into frame with the force of a seemingly impossible proof. Working through various equations in real time, Jarrett seeks a…