Ralph Towner at the ECM 40 Year Festival , Mannheim, October 2009.
Photograph by Carlos Ibáñez © CIB-2009

Ralph Towner, composer, pianist, guitar master, left this world today. For me personally, no words can describe the magnitude of this loss. Towner has been the greatest influence on my musical life, an endless source of wonder, inspiration and joy.

Rest in peace master Towner.