The Free Jazz Collective

Reviews of Free Jazz and Improvised Music

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Laurie Anderson with SexMob - Let X=X (Live) (Nonesuch Records, 2026)

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By Richard Blute   “When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When you meet a woman who’s broken, put her all into y...
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Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Jazzwerkstatt Peitz 2026: A New Day on the Karpfenteich

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By Paul Acquaro   August 14 - 16, 2026, Peitz, Germany   Up a creaky set of wooden stairs to the lofts of the 1810 Huettenwerk of the histor...
Monday, August 31, 2026

Henry Threadgill / Vijay Iyer / Dafnis Prieto - Fifteen (Nonesuch, 2026)

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By Martin Schray Of course, this trio is a supergroup, like so many of pianist Vijay Iyer’s latest ensembles. Percussionist...
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Sunday, August 30, 2026

Harri Sjöström and Guilherme Rodrigues - Treasures Within

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On Sundays, we like to take the opportunity to share something aside from an album review, like  interviews  we've conducted or videos t...
Saturday, August 29, 2026

Greg Kelley and Yoona Kim - Distractions for Trumpet and Ajaeng (Relative Pitch, 2026)

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By Brian Earley   The “distractions” of Greg Kelley’s trumpet and Yoona Kim’s ajaeng on this new album for Relative Pitch ar...
Thursday, August 27, 2026

FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS VOL. 1-3 (We Jazz Records, 2026)

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By Ferruccio Martinotti  From Finland with love. A couple of glasses of kossu, a book of Arto Paasilinna, a record of the hardcore ...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

SML - Spontaneous Music Live (International Anthem, 2026)

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By Martin Schray A few years ago, the International Anthem label was pretty much the hottest shit in the improvised music genre. I...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Pascal Niggenkemper, Sakina Adbou, Liz Kosack, Gerald Cleaver - The Ocean Within Us (Subran, 2026)

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By Stuart Broomer In recent years, bassist/composer Pascal Niggenkemper’s music has been increasingly preoccupied with issues of ...
Monday, August 24, 2026

Leo Genovese / Takashi Sugawa / Alfred Vogel - Unleashed (Boomslang, 2026)

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  By Eyal Hareuveni In April 2025, Argentinian, Brooklyn-based pianist Leo Genovese just finished a concert with The Mars Volta at...
Sunday, August 23, 2026

I Use the Music to Use Me: The Visual Improvisation of M P Landis

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By Dan Sorrells Left: P+D 02 01 02 (2024); Right: M P Landis & Michael Sarin, May 18, 2024 at L/A Arts, Lewiston,...
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