Keith Jarrett's Legendary 'Köln Concert' Celebrates 50 Years

The iconic jazz performance, recorded under challenging conditions, remains the best-selling solo jazz album and inspires new tributes and films.

Keith Jarrett's 1975 'Köln Concert' is the best-selling solo jazz album of all time, with over four million copies sold.
The performance was nearly canceled due to a mix-up with the piano and Jarrett's physical discomfort, yet it became a groundbreaking success.
The concert popularized improvisational jazz with its unique, meditative style, contrasting with the dominant free jazz of the 1960s.
Two films commemorating the concert's 50th anniversary are set for release, including a dramatized biopic premiering at the Berlinale in March.
A tribute concert by British jazz pianist Dorian Ford will take place in Cologne, offering free entry to attendees of the original event.