The Free Jazz Collective

Reviews of Free Jazz and Improvised Music

Friday, January 23, 2026

Ravenna Escaleira - Vagabondage

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By Hrayr Attarian Portuguese multi-instrumentalist Ravenna Escaleira is also a poet and visual artist. All these aspects of her ...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Jason Stein, Marilyn Crispell, Damon Smith, Adam Shead – Live at the Hungry Brain (Trost, 2025)

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By Dan Sorrells Famished minds no longer sated by spi-raling horn , one of last year's standout releases, can now feast upon ...
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Heddy Boubaker (1963 - 2026)

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Heddy Boubaker. Photo: wikipedia By David Cristol Improviser Heddy Boubaker passed away suddenly on January 19, from the same issue (ao...
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Laura Ann Singh – Mean Reds (OOYH, 2025)

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By Nick Ostrum Since launching in 2018, Out of Your Head records has quickly emerged as a cornerstone label of the next wave of fr...
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Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Zeena Parkins - Lament for the Maker (Relative Pitch Records, 2025)

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 By  Brian Earley   Presence requires intention, wakefulness, and awareness. Listeners give their attention over to music be...
Monday, January 19, 2026

Ralph Towner (1940 - 2026)

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Ralph Towner at Jazzwerkstatt Peitz in 2020 By Paul Acquaro    Saddened to learn about the passing of guitarist Ralph Towner over the we...
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Craig Taborn, Tomeka Reid, Ches Smith - Dream Archives (ECM, 2026)

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By Don Phipps While not adverse to playing inside, Craig Taborn has always been open to stretching out his vocabulary...
Sunday, January 18, 2026

Kaja Draksler Octet: In Kyoto (from Bare, Unfolding)

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How exciting it was to receive a bit of good news the other week. No, not that all wrong with the world was being dealt with smartly and swi...
Saturday, January 17, 2026

Christoph Erb, Magda Mayas & Gerry Hemingway - Phyla music (Veto, 2025)

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By Stef Gijssels In the fragile lightness of the air, sounds drift into one another. They hesitate and whisper, moving in the same direction...
Friday, January 16, 2026

Roscoe Mitchell & Michele Rabbia – in 2 (RogueArt, 2025)

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By Guido Montegrandi In May 2024 Roscoe Mitchell (bass and sopranino saxophones, percussions) and  Michele Rabbia (percussions,...
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