Ava Mendoza/Gabby Fluke-Mogul/Carolina Pérez – Mama Killa (Burning Ambulance, 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By Ferruccio Martinotti For the love of Ava. No better way to salute the new album from…

San Jose Jazz Summer Fest, in Words and Pics

If attendees of the 35th annual San Jose Jazz Summer Fest were like Goldilocks, they would…

Back to the Lounge: A Space-Age Idiom Gets Refreshed for the 21st Century

During a recent JazzTimes conversation with 8-Bit Big Band leader Charlie Rosen, the subject of Juan…

Sweeps Week: August Historical Releases & Reissues

Our JazzTimes Sweeps Week concludes on the last Thursday of the month, with one historical release/reissue…

House and Home (Aerophonic Records, 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By Martin Schray Dave Rempis has produced a lot of music recently, averaging four or five…

Sweeps Week: Top August Jazz Releases, Henkin Edition

Here are Andrey Henkin’s monthly picks, coming to you the last Wednesday of the month. George…

Kaze & Koichi Makigami – Shishiodoshi (Circum-Disc & Libra Records 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By Don Phipps Blurts, blats, exhortations – dissonant abstractions – precise harmonics – these are the…

Sweeps Week: Top August Jazz Releases, Amorosi Edition

Here are A.D. Amorosi’s monthly picks, coming to you the last Tuesday of the month. Jon…

Michael Vorfeld’s Sawt Out Trio and His Light Bulb Music ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By Eyal Hareuveni  Michael Vorfeld is a Berlin-based musician, improviser, visual artist, and sound artist who…

Sweeps Week: Top August Jazz Releases, Adler Edition

Last month we debuted our new Sweeps Week reviews. The last week of each month will…