The Free Jazz Collective

Back in the 70's when I was studying at art college I was very lucky to witness Elton Dean's Ninesense, my very first 'real...

By Paul Acquaro Consider me a fan of Ross Hammond's earthy tone and free but 'composed' approach. I first heard the Californ...

By  Stef     Many years ago, when I first listened to the Ethopiques  series, I was baffled by the musical quality, and the incredibly ...

Percussionist Adam Rudolph and reedist Ralph Jones bring one long improvisation, changing instruments and tone as they move forward on their...

Last year regular reader Wojtek asked me why I didn't give the previous album by Angles, " Every Woman Is A Tree " a five sta...

Once in a while I can appreciate more light-hearted, less artistic but still enjoyable music. And this one belongs to that category. The mus...

(photo by Guy Le Querrec) Here are a number of my favorite African-influenced free jazz albums. There are surely hundreds of jazz albums tha...

One of my favorite records of all times is Bengt Berger's Bitter Funeral Beer with Don Cherry, released on ECM in 1981. But today a live...

Already in the late 60s Archie Shepp was playing music with North African traditional musicians, then in Algiers, now in Morocco. The liner ...

This album is already 25 year old, but really worth mentioning. Berger, a Swedish percussionist, uses music recordings from Ghanese tribes, ...