The Free Jazz Collective

By Brian Earley   Alene. Voldsomt Alene.   Alone. Violently Alone. These are the lyrics highlighted by crescendo, ...

Jazzwerkstatt Peitz has a special place in the history of jazz festivals in Germany. First held in the 1970s and lasting through the early 1...

By  Fotis Nikolakopoulos I was lucky enough to catch Argentinian expat tenor saxophonist live very recently. It was a trio ...

By Paul Acquaro It's a little bit like finally going to that restaurant, the one that you have known about for awhile, maybe it...

By Nick Ostrum As the title indicates, Noise Trip Explosion  is intense. I am tempted to label it unrelenting or something of the...

bloodcog - musics for a savage planet (whi music 2026)  bloodcog - planete sauvage (whi 2026) By Gary Chapin   bloodcog is Phil Hargreaves...

By Brian Earley   "When you hear music, after it's over, it's gone, in the air. You can never capture it ...

At the end of this summer, the Free Jazz Blog will be heading to Antwerp to check out the Summer Bummer festival. Held over the last wee...

By Eyal Hareuveni Reza Askari is a German (son of an Iranian-born father and a German mother), Cologne-based double bass player, c...

By Martin Schray Bijou is a French noun meaning “gem”, “treasure”, or “jewel”. It’s often used in a formal or figurative sen...