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News

2 articles Sep 5

Branford Marsalis Dianne Reeves John Coltrane Johnny Hartman Joey Calderazzo Clark Terry Blue

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SoulTracks, TSF Jazz

AllHipHop Sep 5

Colin Kaepernick Earns Prestigious Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Honor

JazzTimes Sep 5

Saxophonist-Composer Andy Sheppard Talks New ECM Release, Long History with Carla Bley and Steve Swallow

Andy Sheppard Carla Bley Steve Swallow Gil Evans George Russell Naná Vasconcelos Steve Lodder Vivian Stanshall Courtney Pine

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Sep 4

Geoff Leigh Interview | Henry Cow, Radar Favourites, Red Balune and Ex-Wise Heads

Henry Cow Red Balune Ex-Wise Heads Slapp Happy Hatfield and the North Mike Oldfield Crazy Mabel Cathy Williams Charles Hayward

3 articles Sep 3

John Coltrane Elvin Jones Ravi Coltrane Miles Davis Erik Truffaz

JazzMania, Jazz Radio, NPR Music

JazzTrail Sep 3

Geof Bradfield / Myra Melford / Ben Goldberg / Dana Hall - Open Or Close

Geof Bradfield Myra Melford Ben Goldberg Dana Hall Ornette Coleman Abdullah Ibrahim Johnny Dyani Sun Ra

2 articles Sep 2

Henry Threadgill Vijay Iyer Dafnis Prieto Harri Sjöström Guilherme Rodrigues Greg Kelley Various Artists

Avant Music News, The Free Jazz Collective

Aquarium Drunkard Sep 2

Transmissions :: Sun Ra: Door of the Cosmos

Sun Ra Moor Mother

2 articles Sep 2

Steve Swallow Chris Cheek Manfred Eicher E.C.M. Mike Rodríguez Steve Cardenas Gil Goldstein

JazzMania

Magnet Magazine Sep 2

Happy Birthday John Zorn

John Zorn Ornette Coleman Patti Smith Nels Cline Thurston Moore Laurie Anderson Bill Laswell

All About Jazz Sep 2

Ingeborg Gravem Sollid, Ernst Reijseger, The Olympians, Petite Lucette and More

Ingeborg Gravem Sollid Ernst Reijseger The Olympians Ben Allison Ted Nash Pyeng Threadgill La La Lars Kris Tiner Marilyn Mazur

All About Jazz Sep 2

Live From Tallinn: The Necks, Phlox and The Jimi Tenor Band

The Necks Phlox

Pat Metheny - YouTube Sep 2 Official

Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman - Word From Bird (Visualizer)

Pat Metheny Ornette Coleman

POW Mag Sep 1

Brandee Younger On Alice Coltrane, Dorothy Ashby, and the Harp Songs That Made Her

Alice Coltrane Dorothy Ashby Ravi Coltrane Reggie Workman Charlie Haden Jack DeJohnette Jeffrey “Tain” Watts Rashied Ali

All About Jazz Sep 1

August Keyboard Special with Larry Goldings, Omar Sosa, Hiromi, and Others; Birthday Recognition for Wayne Shorter, Jim Beard, and More

Larry Goldings Omar Sosa Hiromi Wayne Shorter Jim Beard Don Friedman Peter Bernstein Bill Stewart Brad Mehldau Weather Report Joe Zawinul

Pat Metheny - YouTube Aug 31 Official

Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman - The Good Life (Visualizer)

Pat Metheny Ornette Coleman

Libération Aug 30

«Ce projet se fait dans le plus pur esprit de Steve Reid et de Four Tet» : Nova Fellowship, cosmique de répétition

Steve Reid Four Tet

Avant Music News Aug 29

Myra Melford Update: New Recordings, Projects, and Fall Performances

Myra Melford RogueArt Tiger Trio Michael Formanek Ches Smith Ben Goldberg Geof Bradfield

All About Jazz Aug 29

Miles Davis, Tony Williams, Flat Earth Society, Paolo Fresu and More

Miles Davis Tony Williams Flat Earth Society Paolo Fresu Ben Allison Ted Nash Pyeng Threadgill Edward Perraud Pascal Schumacher Sebastian Studnitzky

2 articles Aug 29

John Coltrane Miles Davis Johnny Hartman Duke Ellington My Favorite Things McCoy Tyner Jimmy Garrison

All About Jazz, Pollstar

2 articles Sep 5

Branford Marsalis Dianne Reeves John Coltrane Johnny Hartman Joey Calderazzo Clark Terry Blue

S

SoulTracks, TSF Jazz

JazzTimes Sep 5

Saxophonist-Composer Andy Sheppard Talks New ECM Release, Long History with Carla Bley and Steve Swallow

Andy Sheppard Carla Bley Steve Swallow Gil Evans George Russell Naná Vasconcelos Steve Lodder Vivian Stanshall Courtney Pine

3 articles Sep 3

John Coltrane Elvin Jones Ravi Coltrane Miles Davis Erik Truffaz

JazzMania, Jazz Radio, NPR Music

2 articles Sep 2

Henry Threadgill Vijay Iyer Dafnis Prieto Harri Sjöström Guilherme Rodrigues Greg Kelley Various Artists

Avant Music News, The Free Jazz Collective

2 articles Sep 2

Steve Swallow Chris Cheek Manfred Eicher E.C.M. Mike Rodríguez Steve Cardenas Gil Goldstein

JazzMania

All About Jazz Sep 2

Ingeborg Gravem Sollid, Ernst Reijseger, The Olympians, Petite Lucette and More

Ingeborg Gravem Sollid Ernst Reijseger The Olympians Ben Allison Ted Nash Pyeng Threadgill La La Lars Kris Tiner Marilyn Mazur

Pat Metheny - YouTube Sep 2 Official

Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman - Word From Bird (Visualizer)

Pat Metheny Ornette Coleman

All About Jazz Sep 1

August Keyboard Special with Larry Goldings, Omar Sosa, Hiromi, and Others; Birthday Recognition for Wayne Shorter, Jim Beard, and More

Larry Goldings Omar Sosa Hiromi Wayne Shorter Jim Beard Don Friedman Peter Bernstein Bill Stewart Brad Mehldau Weather Report Joe Zawinul

Libération Aug 30

«Ce projet se fait dans le plus pur esprit de Steve Reid et de Four Tet» : Nova Fellowship, cosmique de répétition

Steve Reid Four Tet

All About Jazz Aug 29

Miles Davis, Tony Williams, Flat Earth Society, Paolo Fresu and More

Miles Davis Tony Williams Flat Earth Society Paolo Fresu Ben Allison Ted Nash Pyeng Threadgill Edward Perraud Pascal Schumacher Sebastian Studnitzky

AllHipHop Sep 5

Colin Kaepernick Earns Prestigious Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Honor

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Sep 4

Geoff Leigh Interview | Henry Cow, Radar Favourites, Red Balune and Ex-Wise Heads

Henry Cow Red Balune Ex-Wise Heads Slapp Happy Hatfield and the North Mike Oldfield Crazy Mabel Cathy Williams Charles Hayward

JazzTrail Sep 3

Geof Bradfield / Myra Melford / Ben Goldberg / Dana Hall - Open Or Close

Geof Bradfield Myra Melford Ben Goldberg Dana Hall Ornette Coleman Abdullah Ibrahim Johnny Dyani Sun Ra

Aquarium Drunkard Sep 2

Transmissions :: Sun Ra: Door of the Cosmos

Sun Ra Moor Mother

Magnet Magazine Sep 2

Happy Birthday John Zorn

John Zorn Ornette Coleman Patti Smith Nels Cline Thurston Moore Laurie Anderson Bill Laswell

All About Jazz Sep 2

Live From Tallinn: The Necks, Phlox and The Jimi Tenor Band

The Necks Phlox

POW Mag Sep 1

Brandee Younger On Alice Coltrane, Dorothy Ashby, and the Harp Songs That Made Her

Alice Coltrane Dorothy Ashby Ravi Coltrane Reggie Workman Charlie Haden Jack DeJohnette Jeffrey “Tain” Watts Rashied Ali

Pat Metheny - YouTube Aug 31 Official

Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman - The Good Life (Visualizer)

Pat Metheny Ornette Coleman

Avant Music News Aug 29

Myra Melford Update: New Recordings, Projects, and Fall Performances

Myra Melford RogueArt Tiger Trio Michael Formanek Ches Smith Ben Goldberg Geof Bradfield

2 articles Aug 29

John Coltrane Miles Davis Johnny Hartman Duke Ellington My Favorite Things McCoy Tyner Jimmy Garrison

All About Jazz, Pollstar

Overview

Recent developments in avant-garde jazz include Joshua Redman's upcoming album honoring Sonny Rollins, Mary Halvorson's announcement of a new Fire & Water Quintet album and fall performances, and the Detroit Jazz Festival 2026 planning to celebrate the centennials of John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Randy Weston. Additional highlights feature visualizers for Pat Metheny and Ornette Coleman's works, collaborative projects by Henry Threadgill and Glass Triangle, and tribute events across Europe, including Belgium's major homage to John Coltrane and a performance by Brìghde Chaimbeul and Colin Stetson.

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