But the recording of this concert – which was made to give Jarrett and his manager “documentary proof of a musical catastrophe”- is Jarrett’s Köln Concert album – the best-selling solo album in jazz history, and the all-time best-selling piano album. Jarrett’s instinctive reaction was not to play, says Harford. Harford began with the story of a 1975 performance by jazz pianist Keith Jarrett at the Cologne Opera House when, as the result of a mix-up by the opera house, Jarrett ended up playing a late-night concert on a piano that was unplayable in the higher registers. Behavioural Economist and Financial Times columnist Tim Harford gave us a fascinating presentation on why frustration makes us creative, and why we should sometimes embrace the messiness around us at this year’s #mtpcon.
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