The Free Jazz Collective

Reviews of Free Jazz and Improvised Music

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Booker Stardrum - Close-up On The Outside (We Jazz Records, 2026)

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By Ferruccio Martinotti First transitive property of the Free: if A plays with B and B plays with C, A will play with C. From which...
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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Gunther Hampel (1937 -2026)

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Photo by Peter Gannushkin By Martin Schray “I don't make music, I am music.“ A typical Gunter Hampel quote about Gunter ...
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Sylvie Courvoisier Trio – Éclats-Live in Europe (Intakt, 2026)

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By Kenneth Blanchard Swiss native Sylvie Courvoisier has not escaped notice. She began her recording career in the 1994 and ...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

DoYeon Kim - Wellspring (TAO Forms, 2026)

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  By Sammy Stein   A gayageum is a traditional Korean plucked zither with 12, 18, 21, or 25 strings. Historically made from paulownia wo...
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Monday, May 18, 2026

Albert Beger Quartet - Astral Visit (Kame’a, 2026)

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By Eyal Hareuveni Israeli tenor sax player and composer Albert Beger took his time before responding to the Israeli collective tra...
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Sunday, May 17, 2026

Negotiating Control and Openness: Three Albums by Gligor Kondovski

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By   Vangel Nonevski   In recent years, Macedonian experimental violinist, composer, and electronic sound architect Gligor Kondovsk...
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Saturday, May 16, 2026

Brian Marsella and Sae Hashimoto - Tunnel Vision (Red Palace Records, 2026)

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By Brian Earley   A single string vibrates into one deep, sustained note. The note flickers, almost pulses...
Friday, May 15, 2026

Hatka - Quartet (Mustik Motel, 2026)

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By Charlie Watkins Quartet  feels like a good old-fashioned free jazz album, in the best sense. Start to finish it is imbued with that 6...
Thursday, May 14, 2026

Luise Volkmann's Été Large feat. Wallis Bird - Été Large and Wallis Bird (self-released, 2026)

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  By Sammy Stein Wallis Bird is an Irish musician residing in Berlin. She has released six studio albums, including ‘Architect’ in ...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Torino Jazz Festival 2026

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By  Ferruccio Martinotti TJF 2026 (Aprile 25th-May 2nd) April 25th, Liberation Day, is a national holiday particularly felt in...
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