Die Hochstapler live at Manufaktur Schorndorf 9/5/2025 ~ The Free Jazz Collective

Die Hochstapler  By Martin Schray There are still school holidays in the southern states of Germany,…

Festival MÉTÉO Mulhouse 20 – 23 August ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By Guido Montegrandi What are our expectations when we go to a festival? The reason that…

Zoh Amba – Sun (Smalltown Supersound, 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By Ferruccio Martinotti There’s no point in denying that the 2024 forum’s final playlist was suffering…

A Life-Affirming Salute to Jim McNeely at the Dimenna Center

For the noted large-ensemble jazz composers who came together to conduct and play the music of…

Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2025 (4/4) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

2025-08-24 Saalfelden Day 4- Sunday   Anna Tsombanis & Yvonne Moriel. Photo by Michael Geißler As…

Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2025 (3/4) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

2025-08-23 Saalfelden Day 3- Saturday Brennan / Terwijn / LillingerKunsthaus Nexus Patricia Brennan – vibraphoneJort Terwijn…

Music And Spirit With Oluyemi Thomas

Oluyemi Thomas is all about balance on the edge. When he danced onstage at the Vision…

Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2025 (1/4) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By Sarah Grosser  “The hills are alive with the sound of soundcheck”  Once again for the…

Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2025 (2/4) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By Sarah Grosser   Ten o’clock in the morning might not be the earliest possible time of…

DC Jazz Festival 2025 in Words and Pics

The 21st annual DC Jazz Festival took place over the five days leading up to Labor…