The Free Jazz Collective

Reviews of Free Jazz and Improvised Music

Monday, May 18, 2026

Albert Beger Quartet - Astral Visit (Kame’a, 2026)

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By Eyal Hareuveni Israeli tenor sax player and composer Albert Beger took his time before responding to the Israeli collective tra...
Sunday, May 17, 2026

Negotiating Control and Openness: Three Albums by Gligor Kondovski

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By   Vangel Nonevski   In recent years, Macedonian experimental violinist, composer, and electronic sound architect Gligor Kondovsk...
Saturday, May 16, 2026

Brian Marsella and Sae Hashimoto - Tunnel Vision (Red Palace Records, 2026)

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By Brian Earley   A single string vibrates into one deep, sustained note. The note flickers, almost pulses...
Friday, May 15, 2026

Hatka - Quartet (Mustik Motel, 2026)

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By Charlie Watkins Quartet  feels like a good old-fashioned free jazz album, in the best sense. Start to finish it is imbued with that 6...
Thursday, May 14, 2026

Luise Volkmann's Été Large feat. Wallis Bird - Été Large and Wallis Bird (self-released, 2026)

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  By Sammy Stein Wallis Bird is an Irish musician residing in Berlin. She has released six studio albums, including ‘Architect’ in ...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Torino Jazz Festival 2026

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By  Ferruccio Martinotti TJF 2026 (Aprile 25th-May 2nd) April 25th, Liberation Day, is a national holiday particularly felt in...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Goal Weight (Maggie Cox and Jennifer Gersten) - Keep Telling Yourself That (Relative Pitch, 2026)

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By  Hrayr Attarian The absorbing Keep Telling Yourself That is a series of stimulating improvised dialogues between bassist Maggi...
Monday, May 11, 2026

Anthony Braxton – 2 Comp (2023) (Schott Music, 2025)

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By Don Phipps There’s always a cutting edge feel to the music of Anthony Braxton, and 2 Comp (2023) released last yea...
Sunday, May 10, 2026

Making Space: The Work of Access in Experimental Music

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David Byrne. Photo by Cora Wagoner* By Jeff Arnal   Making Space: The Work of Access in Experimental Music    Reflections from Big Ears on D...
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