Joni Mitchell – The Asylum Years 1976-80

On the occasion of new archive releases, Michael Piltz and Andreas Vogel take another look at their favorite musician. This time it’s about her middle years as a solo artist, her turn to jazz and, last but not least, her collaboration with the exceptional bassist Jaco Pastorius.
Aliki Schäfer asks important questions to contextualize and better understand the work of the idiosyncratic Canadian.

“I love all Joni’s music, just to keep her name out there. Joni’s music should be taught in school, if just from a literature standpoint.” (Prince, Interview Rocky Mountain News, 2004)