The Free Jazz Collective

By Eyal Hareuveni Japanese trumpeter-composer Natsuki Tamura recently celebrated his 70th birthday and more than fifty years of be...

By Stef Gijssels In 2014, Ricardo Tejero on alto, Marco Serrato on bass and Borja Díaz on percussion launched their Sputnik Trio, with a sec...

By Troy Dostert Alto saxophonist Silke Eberhard has devoted so much of her career to celebrating the work of past jazz...

By Nick Metzger "We become what we behold. We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us." -  Marshal...

By Paul Acquaro A few weeks ago I wrote about several duo recordings featuring the guitar . Guitar and guitar, guitar and bass, guitar and f...

By Stef Gijssels Who would not want saxophonist Tony Malaby in their band? In the last few years, he has released albums with Satoko Fujii...

 By Gregg Miller A live recorded performance of spontaneous improvisation from 2015 at percussionist Mike Reed’s venue Constellations in Ch...

By Nick Ostrum This year marks Wadada Leo Smith’s 80th birthday. It is also the year that master-percussionist Milford...

By Stef Gijssels At the occasion of Smith's 80th birthday, Finnish label TUM releases some wonderful presents for all fans of the Americ...

(Photo: Maurice Robertson) By Stef Gijssels I do not think that any musician has received more 5-star ratings on our blog than Wadada Leo Sm...