Uncle Paul's Jazz Closet

All unreleased live Jazz from the Paul Motian Band touring in Europe in 1981. With Joe Lovano tenor sax; Billy Drewes tenor & alto sax; Bill Frisell guitar; Ed Schuller double bass; Paul Motian drums

Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2018/09/set-list-090318.html
Photo: Poster for Nov./Dec. 1981 European Tour 23" x 33" © Paul Motian Archive

Hear a reading about Paul Motian's thoughts on racial identity and the story of his only known relative who was also a musician–she played the oud. Thanks to Andreas Schmidt for sharing his 'Poo' recordings!
Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2026/02/tethered-moon-unreleased-kikuchi-part.html

1990s Jazz Trio with Paul Motian, Gary Peacock and Masabumi Kiluchi. Interspersed with unreleased solo piano Home Recordings by Masabumi Kikuchi.
Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2026/02/tethered-moon-unreleased-kikuchi-011518.html
Photo: Masabumi  'Poo' Kikuchi, Paul Motian and Gary Peacock 1991 photo: ©Yukio Ichikawa courtesy King Records

This show is a digitized cassette of a concert from September 23, 1980.

Recorded Live at Ryles, Boston, MA

The only time this group played together: Paul Motian drums, Charlie Haden bass, Pat Metheney guitar, Julius Hemphill saxophone
Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2025/11/1980-live-at-ryles-112325.html
Photo: Pat Metheney 1980 © Paul Motian

Unreleased rehearsal tapes of Paul Motian, Bill Frisell & Joe Lovano in 1988. Recorded at Lovano's loft in NYC.
Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2025/11/1988-motian-frisell-lovano-rehearsals.html
Photo: Joe Lovano, Paul Motian, Bill Frisell 1989 at Bach, Dancing & Dynamite  Half Moon Bay, CA
photographer unknown

Music and readings about guitarist Metheny and drummer Motian. Motian toured with Metheny around 1980.
Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2025/11/pat-metheny-paul-motian-around-1980.html
Photo: Pat Metheny & Paul Motian at McCabe's in Santa Monica, CA Dec. 1980 photographer unknown courtesy McCabe's & David Goodrich

Eddie Schuller tells stories about the 1980s Paul Motian Quintet. Music with Billy Drewes, Jim Pepper, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell & Paul Motian.
Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2025/11/eddie-schuller-interview-081919.html
Photo: Paul Motian Quintet  July 4, 1982  Massachusetts, USA
Paul Motian, Eddie Schuller, Billy Drewes, Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano

On April 4,  1978, the Paul Motian Trio with David Izenzon & Charles Brackeen gave a concert for broadcast on WKCR-FM  radio, Columbia University’s non-commercial student-run radio station. 
More Info: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2025/08/paul-motian-trio-live-at-public-theatre.html
Photo: Paul Motian 1977 © Richard Berner

Featuring all improvised tunes with Charlie Haden, Paul Bley, Masabumi Kikuchi, Thomas morgan, Enrico Pieranunzi, Marilyn Crispell, Gary Peacock, Stephan Oliver, Bruno Chevron and Paul Motian. With readings from the liner notes of Masabumi Kikuchi Trio 2012 album Sunrise on ECM.
Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2025/07/improvised-by-paul-motian-friends-021017.html
Photo: Paul Motian © Pierluigi Bumba 1994

Featuring unreleased rehearsal and concert tapes of the 19080's Paul Motian Quintet Version 2. With Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano, Eddie Schuller and Jim Pepper.
Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2025/07/1980s-paul-motian-quintet-v2-part-13.html
Photo: Jim Pepper in NYC?Bremen? 1983 photo: Paul Motian