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Bowie, Jazz and the Unplayable Piano

Bowie, Jazz and the Unplayable Piano

FromCautionary Tales with Tim Harford


Bowie, Jazz and the Unplayable Piano

FromCautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Dec 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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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Released:
Dec 20, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

We tell our children unsettling fairy tales to teach them valuable life lessons, but these Cautionary Tales are for the education of the grown ups – and they are all true. Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC, author of “The Data Detective” and “The Undercover Economist”) brings you stories of awful human error, tragic catastrophes, daring heists and hilarious fiascos. They'll delight you, scare you, but also make you wiser. iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.