The Free Jazz Collective

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

By Nick Metzger The legendary reedsman and composer Roscoe Mitchell officially became an octogenarian this...

By Troy Dostert The music on drummer Mike Reed’s Flesh & Bone was occasioned by a harrowing incident he experienced while touring th...

Posted by  Joe Sometimes it's daunting going into the Free Jazz Blog files to see what's in there, and what needs reviewing! ...

By Lee Rice Epstein Fueled by a jubilant spirit, Chicago drummer Mike Reed leads his long-time quartet, People, Places & Things,...

By Lee Rice Epstein The Bridge is a transatlantic network connecting American and French musicians in new collaborations. Starting a ...

By Nick Metzger HPJF Crowd: Day, by Marc Monaghan Sept. 26 th - The second day of the festival was marked by Chicago’s fa...

By Lee Rice Epstein Artifacts was conceived by cellist Tomeka Reid as a way of rediscovering the vast songbook of the AACM (which, ...

Just like last year's "Last Year's Ghost", this album by drummer Mike Reed gives me double feelings. Some of the tracks ar...

(Selvhenter - photo Stef Gijssels) By Stef Gijssels On Friday I attended the Summer Bummer Festival in Antwerp, Belgium. The programme was a...

By  Paul Acquaro The weekend's festivities kicked off out on the Race St. Pier, which juts out into the Delaware River at the fo...

Odean Pope Saxophone Choir By Paul Acquaro Thursday's show opened with the Odean Pope Saxophone Choir. The Philadelphia-based ...

By Eric McDowell The title of this compilation album refers to nine short duo sets recorded at Mike Reed’s important Chicago venue on Sept...

Reviewed by Joe Here's a record to add to Paul Aquaro's recent post concerning Sonic Liberation Front's record tribute to S...