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An overview of new free jazz. A place to share ideas on free jazz, free music, modern jazz, folk jazz and avant-garde jazz.
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Author: stef g.

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Minamo - Kuroi Kawa/Black River (Tzadik, 2009) ****

Dec 7, 2009
Two years ago I was quite enthusiastic by the release of the "Minamo", a live album by Satoko Fujii and Carla Kihlstedt, who now get the possibility to continue their collaboration on the better known Tzadik label, and I hope it will give them more...

Fire! - You Liked Me Five Minutes Ago (Rune Grammofon, 2009) ****½

Dec 6, 2009
"Fire!" is Mats Gustafsson on saxophones and Fender Rhodes, Johan Berthling on bass, electric guitar and Hammond organ, and Andreas Werliin on drums. The first piece is built around a repetitive bass vamp, a solid anchor point for the drums to go...

Sax trios

Dec 5, 2009
Ever since Sonny Rollins'"Way Out West", the sax trio is possibly the most popular small ensemble after the piano trio. The horn's expressivity, volume and range explain its attractiveness for players and listeners alike, because it can carry the...

Charles Gayle Trio - Our Souls (NoBusiness, 2009) ***½

Dec 4, 2009
 Recorded live in June of this year at PIANO.LT in Vilnius, Lithuania, this new limited edition LP on the NoBusiness label will surely please the fans of Charles Gayle, who has now completely switched to alto. Dominic Duval plays bass and Arkadijus...

Samuel Blaser Quartet - Pieces Of Old Sky (Clean Feed, 2009) ****½

Dec 2, 2009
Seldom have I heard music that is so open-textured while being harmonically coherent at the same time. Credits go to Samuel Blaser on trombone, Thomas Morgan on bass, Todd Neufeld on guitar, and Tyshawn Sorey on drums. The magnificent title piece...




Frank H.
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  Excellent blog! Just found it a couple of days ago, while searching the net on 'free jazz'. I'm working on a PhD focusing on ethics, free jazz and improvisation. So your blog is an interesting source to me. Best regards, Frank (The Netherlands)
Posted 3/28/09 3:03 PM


Pete B.
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  Critical reviews of challenging music.....should be a 'favourite' of all those interested in free jazz! Pete B (Close to the Edge, 209radio)
Posted 1/9/09 11:01 PM


Gerald D.
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  Excellent travail...très utile..permet de découvrir plein de grands disques..bravo.
Posted 12/28/08 1:12 PM


sean f.
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  Love the site! Stef gives great insightful reviews that you can just tell there is a true passion and love for the music. Thanks!
Posted 11/25/08 11:11 PM


Mossburg
9.5
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  Une mine d'informations sur le Free jazz ! C'est pas si courant. Merci beaucoup !
Posted 8/19/08 2:08 AM


Jos D.
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  Great reviews!
Posted 8/13/08 11:08 AM


laszlo d.
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  really nice reviews...good infos... up to date... true music lover... stay in touch... - Laszlo
Posted 6/15/08 12:06 AM


Dirk N.
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  A very interesting blog of a real music lover, which gives real information about free music. I use it very often to orient myself in the broad lanscape of all free music. Compliments!
Posted 4/14/08 12:04 PM


jazzfreak 1.
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  strange, strange site, and i love free jazz....
Posted 8/30/08 4:08 PM