The Free Jazz Collective

By Brian Earley Sometimes I catch myself living a pathetic fallacy, finding parallels in song development, timbre shi...

Slovenian guitarist Samo Salamon, along with his prolific music making, has been donning the persona of Dr. Jazz for a long-running inter...

By Fotis Nikolakopoulos There isn’t a better description for this Scandinavian trio of women (yes, women only, even free improvisat...

By Stuart Broomer John Butcher has been among the most creative figures in improvised music for several decades, during that time...

By Stef Gijssels This is truly a wonderful album, suddenly seeing the light of day, after having been in on an audio-cassette for some decad...

By Eyal Hareuveni Action Now!, the name of Norwegian double bass player (and guitarist) Nicolas Leirtrø's new power quartet, r...

By Fotis Nikolakopoulos Almost three years ago, when reviewing the duo’s (@xcrswx is Crystabel Efemena Riley on human and drum...

Watching a video of a band that should be listened to in a live situation is not always a good idea, yet the quality of the recording, the c...

By Hrayr Attarian Cellist Paula Sanchez paints delightfully eerie and abstract soundscapes using unique tonalities that she spon...

By Charlie Watkins Solo recordings are always a risk. There is nobody to hide behind, leaving the musician completely exposed, and the f...