The Free Jazz Collective

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...

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

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

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