Würgeengel (We Jazz Records, 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By Martin Schray I do have a soft spot for guitar/drum duos. For Derek Bailey/Paul Motian,…

Jazz em Agosto / Lisbon, August 1-10 (1/3) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

The 41st edition of the festival taking place at Lisbon’s Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation fulfilled and exceeded…

Jazz em Agosto / Lisbon, August 1-10 (2/3) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By David Cristol  Days 4 → 7  (see previous) Próspero’s books Luís Vicente Trio. Photo by Petra…

Janoušek-Wróblewski Quartet ~ The Free Jazz Collective

It was the final morning at the Jazzwerkstatt Peitz Festival in far eastern Germany and following…

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…

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…