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Most active in avant-garde jazz
Steve Lacy
#1 · 8 stories
Alice Coltrane
#2 · 6 stories
Tom Waits
#3 · 3 stories
Ambrose Akinmusire
#4 · 2 stories
John Coltrane
#5 · 2 stories
Mary Halvorson
#6 · 2 stories
Barry Guy
#7 · 1 story
Dhafer Youssef
#8 · 1 story
Flying Lotus
#9 · 1 story
James Brandon Lewis
#10 · 1 story
Joachim Kühn
#11 · 1 story
John Zorn
#12 · 1 story
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Thomas Morgan - Around You Is A Forest (Loveland, 2025)
Overview
Recent developments in avant-garde jazz include the posthumous release of Alice Coltrane's Ashram Tapes by Matador Records, a live recording of Kris Davis, Ingrid Laubrock, and Tyshawn Sorey at the Village Vanguard, and a podcast exploring John Zorn's Musical Universe. Meanwhile, Steve Lacy's unexpected mention of a Spider-Man character during a red carpet event drew attention, and Joachim Kühn shared insights on improvisation, emphasizing mental emptiness as a creative catalyst.
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