Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Pushkin Industries
Bowie, Jazz and the Unplayable Piano
30 minutes Posted Dec 20, 2019 at 5:05 am.
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It was the biggest concert of Keith Jarrett's career - but the pianist was in for a shock when he entered Koln's opera house. The only piano at the venue was a broken-down wreck. Should he risk humiliation and play anyway or simply walk out? The collaboration between pop superstar David Bowie and arch disruptor Brian Eno offers a lesson that staying in your comfort zone isn't always the best option.

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