The Free Jazz Collective

 By Stef The concept of "jazz" is very wide, and it covers a wide variety of subgenres which are totally unrelated. Jazz is inc...

By Joe Higham Ochion Jewell's CD titled First Suite For Quartet released on David Binney's Mythology label, seems already one step...

By Paul Acquaro The music starts getting tense midway through 'Two' on Matthew Shipp and Joe Morris' vibrant new duo recordin...

 By Stef Nu jazz is a term used to describe the genres flirting with rock and electronics, often with solid electric guitars and electric...

 By Stef In one of Ken Vandermark's many projects, he plays in "Free Fall", a trio format with Norwegian pianist Havard Wii...

By Stef French bass-player Benjamin Duboc has been reviewed quite extensively on this blog in the past few years, and rightly so, with th...

By Stef The CD-player in my computer is broken, I am travelling too much, too working too hard, including evenings, ... even required to ...

By Stef If you are a jazz purist, there is no need to read further. If you're a musical adventurer, please continue reading. Last ye...

 By Stef John Coltrane had it, Albert Ayler had it, Joe McPhee has it : the incredible artistry to create depth - a true, warm human emoti...

By Paul Acquaro The Kris Wanders and Mani Neumeier Quintet's Taken by Surprise is an excursion into free but highly melodic improvis...