The Free Jazz Collective

By Philip Coombs Dear Mr. Johnson; Two records in one year! Thanks for keeping me entertained and keeping my anticipation time between...

By Martin Schray I don’t like Decembers. The days are getting shorter and shorter, it is cold and muddy outside, the cities are crowded...

By  Stef     We can argue a long time about the best albums of the year, or the most innovative ones, because nobody has listened to every...

2012 has been a sad year for jazz fans around the world with the passing away of seven sax-players whose records we all know, whose music we...

By  Stef     One of Ken Vandermark's most straightforward projects is with the DKV Trio, with Kent Kessler on bass and Hamid Drake o...

By Paul Acquaro Samuel Blaser is a trombonist and composer who has been garnering well deserved attention in the avant garde jazz scene ...

By Dan Sorrells This week we look at a variety of pairings: some barely more than a whisper, others with buzzing, whirling electronics, ev...

By  Stef     A couple of months ago, I planned to make a review of the various reeds-bass duets that were produced this year, with Pedro S...

By Martin Schray In my real life I am a high school teacher. I like my job and I like teaching kids. However, especially some of the b...

By  Stef     Andrea Centazzo is what you can call a "pure" percussionist, a musician who creates percussive sounds, with whate...