| Live | |
| Type: | live |
| Artist: | Nik Bärtsch's Ronin |
| Cover: | Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Live.jpg |
| Recorded: | 2009–2011 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 107:00 |
| Label: | ECM 2302/03 |
| Producer: | Manfred Eicher |
| Chronology: | Nik Bärtsch |
| Prev Title: | Llyrìa |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
| Next Title: | Continuum |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
Live is a live double-album by Swiss pianist Nik Bärtsch's band Ronin recorded in Europe and Japan between 2009 and 2011 and released on ECM in September 2012.[1]
The PopMatters review by John Garratt stated "It’s actually somewhat of a marvel that music this nuanced can be so warm and inviting. It’s also a pleasant surprise that the overall quality of the music holds up for two-plus years of live performances."[2]
Carlo Wolff of JazzTimes observed "There are moments of peace, of near-stasis. But over the course of these long discs, there’s no sag. Expertly sequenced, they unfold like a single concert."[3]
All About Jazz's John Kelman wrote, "Ronin is an exciting and hypnotic live act, with Live demonstrating the full breadth of its intrinsic possibilities."[4]
BBC Music's Sid Smith called it "A hair-raising and dazzling celebration of Ronin’s considerable achievements to date."[5]