Amir ElSafffar – New Quartet Live at Pierre Boulez Saal 2 (Maqām Records, 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By Stef Gijssels American trumpet player with Iraqi roots Amir ElSaffar brings us his second album…

Otoliths (Aerophonic Records, 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By Martin Schray Dave Rempis’s latest releases reveal his influences even more clearly than his earlier…

Alberto Popolla – Really the Blues (AUT Records, 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By Ferruccio Martinotti  The blues. The fingers are getting stiff simply by writing down the word.…

Lafayette Gilchrist and New Volcanoes – Move with Love (Morphius Records, 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By Nick Ostrum Recently selected as the new pianist of the Sun Ra Arkestra, Lafayette Gilchrist…

Dan Rosenboom – Coordinates (Orenda Records, 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By Lee Rice Epstein In the broader Southern California jazz scene, brass player Dan Rosenboom is…

Matt Mitchell – Sacrosanctity (Obliquity Records, 2025) ~ The Free Jazz Collective

By Lee Rice Epstein Revisiting some of the East vs. West Coast jazz criticism of the…

STOP PRESS! Hilary Duff Signs with Atlantic Records for Highly Anticipated Return to Music

Pop princess turned Hollywood powerhouse Hilary Duff is officially dusting off her microphone — and fans…

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,…

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…

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…