The Free Jazz Collective

Reviews of Free Jazz and Improvised Music

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Ziv Taubenfeld, Luis Vicente, Jeff Williams, Michael Formanek - Song Of The Weeds (Full Sun Records, 2026)

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By Sammy Stein Bass clarinettist Ziv Taubenfeld has recorded Song of the Weeds alongside musicians he has admired for a long time, Lui...
Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Solo bass - an update

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By Stef Gijssels I love solo bass albums, yet I often find myself struggling to put the music into words — a nearly impossible task in itsel...
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Monday, November 9, 2026

Joanna Mattrey/Camilo Ángeles/Camila Nebbia/Violeta García - Heavy Handed (Relative Pitch, 2026)

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By Hrayr Attarian Two string instruments and a pair of woodwinds improvising simultaneously can result in either cacophony or, in ...
Sunday, November 8, 2026

Rodrigo Amado New Orbit at the Oct Loft Festival

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This one just came to our attention via an announcement from Rodrido Amado himself. A new recording from the saxophonist with his new Berlin...

Why I’m glad that we have abolished the (five) star system

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By Martin Schray A few years ago, we did away with our previous star rating system because there were heated discussions about the...
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Saturday, November 7, 2026

Berne/Taborn/Nealand/Ultan/Rainey - Deflection Pool (Out of Your Head, 2026)

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By Gary Chapin The Lowlands Bar is the home, on Mondays and Tuesdays, to enough amazing improvised music that it’s starting to ac...

Why I Write Only 5 Star Reviews

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Image Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash By Gary Chapin Some weeks ago (or months, o...
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Friday, November 6, 2026

Introducing Flutist and Electronics Player Delphine Joussein

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By Eyal Hareuveni French flutist, electronics player, sound artist, and vocalist (and a professional sommelier) is a force of natur...
Thursday, November 5, 2026

Markus Müller - Globe Unity 60 (FMP-Publishing, 2026)

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By Paul Acquaro While poring over Globe Unity 60 by FMP label head Marcus Müller, one begins to see the label itself as a central node in a...
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Markus Müller - Globe Unity 60 (FMP-Publishing, 2026)

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By  Ferruccio Martinotti Autumn 1966. Commissioned by Berlin Jazz Festival, pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach reassembles Gunter Hampe...
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