The Free Jazz Collective

© Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian – Vera Marmelo By Paul Acquaro July 31, 2020 Prolog It is quiet in Lisbon, relatively speaking. The same stre...

By Kian Banihashemi Kenny Wheeler's output as an artist is one that should be greatly admired. He collaborated with nearly ever...

By Troy Dostert One thing you can say for sure about David Peck (PEK), the founder and inspirational force behind the Leap of Faith Orch...

By  Paul Acquaro What better way to end a week of big band reviews than with a two-disc release featuring a total of 49 musicians? C...

By Paul Acquaro When you invite 21 musicians onto a stage, with probably two to three times the number of instruments between them, you...

By Lee Rice Epstein Somehow, I discovered Darcy James Argue not through his music but through a blog post of his about the death of aut...

By Lee Rice Epstein I’m going to get into this review from a slightly odd angle, which is to say that, as a tremendous fan of Taylor Ho...

By Lee Rice Epstein Whenever I approach a new Eve Risser project, I’m reminded of an old William H. Gass line, “Let me make a snowman an...

We're working our way through the combinations - recently we had solo, duo and trio weeks, and this week we check out some larger than a...

By Paul Acquaro Touch My Beloved's Thought  is an audacious undertaking that draws inspiration from the drama, passion, and pr...

By Eric McDowell Perhaps the most efficient way to sample Chicago’s wealth of top-notch musicians would be to attend a gig by the Jason...

By Troy Dostert Here’s proof that there’s always something new to discover in the world of creative jazz and improvised music. The ...

By Eyal Hareuveni There are very few working free jazz big bands, if any big band at all, that toured as much as Norwegian drummer Paal Ni...

By Stef We rarely review big bands, or mini big bands, and we wish we could get more of those. They are rare because it requires money to ...