The double bill of guitarists Egberto Gismonti and Ralph Towner at the Barbican on 27 February, followed by Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen with his quartet at the Guildhall's new performance space Milton Court nearby on 9 March add up to a strong showing by ECM artists in the early part of 2014 in terms of the London concert hall scene.

Towner's latest album Travel Guide, a three guitarist affair with Towner joined by Wolfgang Muthspiel and Slava Grigoryan, was released in the early autumn.
Ralph Towner pictured