The Free Jazz Collective

By Eyal Hareuveni Spanish, Berlin-based Irene Aranda is primarily a classically trained pianist and self-taught in free jazz and f...

By Gary Chapin For the dedicated fans of wind player, composer, and teacher Julius Hemphill, the last two years are shaping up to ...

By  Hrayr Attarian Chicago-based drummer and composer Gustavo Coritñas is a restless experimenter. His music often includes Latin...

By Paul Acquaro    For a few years, I have had this funny vision of Antwerp’s Summer Bummer festival taking place on a beach near a body...

By  Ferruccio Martinotti Guitar in jazz. A strange beast, with which we had some issues coming to terms for a long time. In "...

These are liner notes by Stef Gijssels for two recent albums by Swedish saxophonist and composer Martin Küchen, first with Angles 4, seco...

By Stuart Broomer There’s nothing so startling as the appearance of a vintage concert tape, in this case some 47 years old, t...

By  Martin Schray Of the many things that make albums featuring John Butcher unique, I believe the most ...

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...

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...