The Free Jazz Collective

By Stuart Broomer When Sven-Åke Johansson died at 81, on June 15 th of this year, he had been an active explorer in multiple art forms...

By Nick Metzger Here we have a new vinyl-only EP from saxophonist Isaiah Collier with drummer Tim Regis and producer Sonny Daze in collabo...

By  Stef Gijssels In this little book, two avant-garde musicians, French-Swiss saxophonist Betrand Denzler and French-Japanese violinist Fra...

Featuring Josh Cole with John Oswald, Aline Homzy, Nick Storring, & Blake Howard Enjoy! More on Bandcamp

By Don Phipps An exquisite collection of hazy atmospheres awaits the listener of Peter Ehwald’s Public Radio , an album of improvisations t...

By Lee Rice Epstein Revisiting some of the East vs. West Coast jazz criticism of the 1950s, I was reminded of several toss-offs I’ve read i...

By Martin Schray It’s hard not to compare this band with Alexander von Schlippenbach’s trio with Evan Parker and Paul Lovens, a formation t...

By Gary Chapin Keefe Jackson is someone on my “notice” list. Whenever the Chicagoan puts anything out or broadcasts a live performance I ...

By Hrayr Attarian Pianist Carol Liebowitz and alto saxophonist Nick Lyons are kindred spirits not only because they studied with erudite pi...

After directing films about violin player Théo Ceccaldi ( Corps à Cordes , 2018) and Joëlle Léandre ( Affamée , 2019, and Duende , 2023), di...