The Free Jazz Collective

By Stuart Broomer I first heard N.O. Moore on Darkened, Yet Shone , a CD with John Edwards and Eddie Prévost that I r...

Gregg Belisle-Chi. Photo  by Andy Clausen By Gary Chapin In June 2021, Relative Pitch Records released an unexpected gem in the form...

By Gary Chapin Different tools have different possibilities. They have different values and different reluctances. A quintet will have ...

By Fotis Nikolakopoulos Amalgam, started by percussionist Bill Harris (who also recorded a fine solo album in 2021, a...

By Stef Gijssels The " Chamber 4 " ensemble is some kind of match made in heaven : the Ceccaldi brothers from France (pronounced ...

By Stuart Broomer Carlos Santos is among the most active members of Lisbon’s very active improvising music com...

 By Stef Gijssels Each album by Canadian trumpeter Lina Allemano is something to look out for. Her various ensembles and projects all have t...

By Fotis Nikolakopoulos Apart from reviewing stuff here and translating, I’m also someone who puts words on paper (or a keyboard m...

By Gary Chapin , Matthew Banash , and Anthony Simon Three of us had a conversation about Marc Ribot’s new book. We started ...

 By Stef Gijssels When I type the name of this album on Google, I get four results (4), and this despite the quality of the music. The world...