The 18th Bezau Beatz Festival, Bezau, Austria, Aug. 7-10, 2025 ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By Eyal Hareuveni My first visit to the Bezau Beatz festival, located in a small village…

Rodrigo Amado/ Chris Corsano – The Healing (European Echoes, 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By Stuart Broomer The Healing is the first in a series of archival releases by Rodrigo…

The World’s 10 Must-See Jazz Festivals Dates & Info

  1) Festival International de Jazz de Montréal — Montréal, Canada When: late June into early…

Larry Ochs, Charles Downs, Joe Morris, Everyday —> All the Way (ESP Disk, 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By Gregg Miller It’s a pleasure to hear three masters at work. Lunch-pail free jazz. Larry…

Brad Mehldau Delves into the Pop-Melancholy World of the Late Elliott Smith with Ride into the Sun

The late-night television talk show world may be under siege with vitriol from Donald Trump and…

Daunik Lazro – Recent Releases Old and New (3/3) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

Today is the third and final installment of an overview of French saxophonist Daunik Lazro’s recent…

Daunik Lazro – Recent Releases Old and New (1/3) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

A little while ago, Free Jazz Blog contributor David Cristol interviewed French saxophonist Daunik Lazro (here)- shedding…

Daunik Lazro – Recent Releases Old and New (2/3) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

Today is the second installment of an overview of French saxophonist Daunik Lazro’s recent archival releases.…

Lisa Mezzacappa’s Queen Bee Label Continues an Album-Per-Month Rollout

It was a homecoming of sorts when Lisa Mezzacappa curated four nights at The Stone in…

In Preview: Geoff Wilkinson, Us3 and the Righteous Rebirth of the Crossover Cool

The wee early 1990s was a ripe, weird moment for jazz within the hip-hop and electronic…