The Free Jazz Collective

Reviews of Free Jazz and Improvised Music

Monday, September 14, 2026

Hayden Chisholm: To Bee Ritual at Neu St. Alban Church, Cologne

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Photos by  Lucie Schulze By Matty Bannond As sunlight weakened on the first day of autumn, visitors to this carefully curated even...
Sunday, September 13, 2026

NotTwo - Part Two (1/1)

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By Paul Acquaro  Earlier this Spring, a post on Facebook announced the end of physical media for the venerable NotTwo lab...
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Saturday, September 12, 2026

Believe - Nature's God (Relative Pitch, 2026)

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By Dan Sorrells A favorite from last year was  Spirits of the Dead Are Watching,  the debut of Believe, the Sydney-based qu...
Friday, September 11, 2026

Two sides of Irene Aranda

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By Eyal Hareuveni Spanish, Berlin-based Irene Aranda is primarily a classically trained pianist and self-taught in free jazz and f...
Thursday, September 10, 2026

Marty Ehrlich - Open Air: The Complete Saxophone Quartet Compositions of Julius Hemphill (Out of Your Head Records, 2026) *****

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By Gary Chapin For the dedicated fans of wind player, composer, and teacher Julius Hemphill, the last two years are shaping up to ...
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Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Gustavo Coritñas - The Drum Also Sings (Desafio Candente Records, 2026)

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By  Hrayr Attarian Chicago-based drummer and composer Gustavo Coritñas is a restless experimenter. His music often includes Latin...
Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Summer Bummer 2026

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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...
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Monday, September 7, 2026

Ava Mendoza - Alive Alone, Alive Together (Burning Ambulance Music, 2026)

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By  Ferruccio Martinotti Guitar in jazz. A strange beast, with which we had some issues coming to terms for a long time. In "...
Sunday, September 6, 2026

Angles 4 and Martin Küchen - Liner Notes

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These are liner notes by Stef Gijssels for two recent albums by Swedish saxophonist and composer Martin Küchen, first with Angles 4, seco...
Saturday, September 5, 2026

Cecil Taylor Unit- Live at the Kimo Theater Albuquerque 1979 (Black Editions Archive, 2026) *****

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