The Free Jazz Collective

In the presence of pianist Jon Balke and bassist Jonas Westergaard, Norwegian saxophonist Torben Snekkestad releases his first album, and no...

Trumpet-player Nick Howell and percussionist/composer Collin Thomas have been producing many albums together, building soundscapes out of si...

Bassist Julian Thayer and drummer Klaus Suonsaari lead a trio with the late Charlie Mariano as the chief soloist. The very versatile Marian...

It is extremely rare to have a record start with a three-minute drum solo, as an introduction for an uptempo free bop power improvisation by...

On his band's second album, pianist Carl Maguire creates a musical experience that is really out of the ordinary, mixing lots of extende...

Gongs, bells, shakers, cymbals, pao de chuva (a Brazilian shaker withseashell fragments and pebbles) , balafon, agogo bells, congas, udu dr...

On his new album, French clarinet virtuoso Louis Sclavis gives his impression of Odysseus' travels. This theme makes the album epic in n...

Very much in the same modern jazz style as Chris Speed and Jim Black, Irish bass and baritone guitarist Simon Jermyn just released his debut...

A nice album that starts rather awkward. In the very first tune, "Welcome Steps", I got the impression that both trumpet and sax w...

It is extremely hard to understand, let alone describe in words, why some music is excellent, and why it goes this little notch beyond what ...