The Free Jazz Collective

Reviews of Free Jazz and Improvised Music

Sunday, June 21, 2026

The Utopia of Better Processes: An Interview with Christian Lillinger

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Photo by Nino Halm By Ljubisa Tosic* Anyone lucky enough to have seen Christian Lillinger's project Open Form for Society live...
Saturday, June 20, 2026

Christian Lillinger - Open Form for Society II (Plaist Records, 2026)

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By Martin Schray There is improvised music that grabs you right by the guts, the connection to this music is imm...
Friday, June 19, 2026

Hyper Elastic Jinx - We Vote Force Majeure (Barefoot Records, 2026)

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By Brian Earley     Let it happen at our peril.   This is the title of the final track on We Vote Force Majeure , a ...
Thursday, June 18, 2026

JAZZ IS DEAD! FESTIVAL - Torino, May 29-31

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By  Ferruccio Martinotti A small yet great festival that along the years brought into town the likes of Peter Brotzmann, Mats Gust...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

The Avant Garde Flamenco Trio – Lunar(Redshift Records, 2026)

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By Nick Ostrum Lunar came as something of a surprising to me. I found the title of the group appealing and somewhat cryptic. So,...
Tuesday, June 16, 2026

18th Jazzdor Strasbourg-Berlin Festival (June 2026)

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  By Paul Acquaro   Based in Strasbourg, France, Jazzdor has been producing its flagship festival for more than 35 years, with a sister edi...
Monday, June 15, 2026

Achim Kaufmann, Yorgos Dimitriadis, Michael Thieke – Hiss and Whirr (Wide Ear Records, 2025)

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By Dan Sorrells  In this moment of hollow AI mimicry, the hiss and whirr of three musicians locked in improvisation starkly highlights t...
Sunday, June 14, 2026

Ivo Perelman and Damon Smith - Duologue 6: Core of Existence (Squid Note, 2026)

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By Sammy Stein Ivo Perelman continues his duologue series with a conversation with bassist Damon Smith, and th...
Saturday, June 13, 2026

Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Bobby Kapp, and William Parker - Synesthesia (Defkaz, 2026)

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By Sammy Stein Ivo Perelman is a musician, artist, and jeweller who works with many musicians of different styles. He sees the wor...
Friday, June 12, 2026

Gabriel Vicéns – Niebla (Clepsydra Records, 2026)

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By Nick Ostrum Gabriel Vicéns first came to my attention with 2024’s Mural , which itself was a big step in the young guitari...
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