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2 articles Yesterday

St. Vincent Marc Ribot Ella Hunt Hannah Cohen Charlotte Kemp Muhl Jimmy Fallon Rachel Eckroth Jlin Jack Antonoff

Consequence of Sound, Stereogum

RTBF – Musique Yesterday

King Crimson : huit concerts de 1981 disponibles pour la première fois en streaming

King Crimson Robert Fripp Adrian Belew Tony Levin Bill Bruford

King Crimson - YouTube Oct 26 Official

King Crimson - Requiem Bass And Frippertronics (Stormy Mundy Selection)

King Crimson Tony Levin

All About Jazz Oct 26

Ivo Perelman/Matthew Shipp, Simon Nabatov, Jason Robinson and Max Light

Ivo Perelman Matthew Shipp Simon Nabatov Jason Robinson Max Light James Brandon Lewis Neon Dilemma Phil Haynes Andrew D'Angelo

2 articles Oct 25

Bruno Chevillon Giacinto Scelsi Barry Guy Gary Peacock

Citizen Jazz

Citizen Jazz Oct 25

Bruno Chevillon, l'architecte

Bruno Chevillon Michel Portal Louis Sclavis Marc Ducret Dominique Pifarély Tim Berne Tony Malaby

Citizen Jazz Oct 25

Wadada Leo Smith

Wadada Leo Smith Sylvie Courvoisier Marcus Gilmore Bill Laswell Melvin Gibbs Pheeroan akLaff Bobby Naughton

The Free Jazz Collective Oct 25

Lao Dan and Vasco Trilla @ Old Heaven Books

老丹 Vasco Trilla

JazzMania Oct 24

Joëlle Léandre & invités, L’An Vert (Liège 02/10/26)

Joëlle Léandre

Magnet Magazine Oct 24

Happy Birthday Debbie Googe (My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream, Thurston Moore)

My Bloody Valentine Primal Scream Thurston Moore

The Free Jazz Collective Oct 24

Ivo Perelman and Matt Shipp - Duologues 7: Distillation (Squid Note, 2026)

Ivo Perelman Matthew Shipp

JazzMania Oct 23

Norma Winstone : A Timeless Place

Norma Winstone John Taylor Kenny Wheeler Kit Downes Steve Gray Jimmy Rowles

Soil Chronicles Oct 22

The Amity Affliction + Silent Planet + Varials + Orthodox (Stockholm, Debaser Strand, 22 septembre 2026)

The Amity Affliction Silent Planet Varials Orthodox

New Noise Oct 21

[Concours] Chevreuil + Rest Up + Julien Desprez (Montreuil, Le Chinois, 28/10/26)

Chevreuil Rest Up Julien Desprez

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Oct 21

Mike Cooper Interview | ‘I Am Still a Folk Musician, Really’

Mike Cooper Peter Eden Harry Miller Louis Moholo Slim Whitman The Platters The Drifters

All About Jazz Oct 21

Leigh Pilzer, Tyshawn Sorey, Jackie McLean, and Sun Ra

Leigh Pilzer Tyshawn Sorey Jackie McLean Sun Ra Henry Threadgill Sextett Sumi Tonooka Gerry Gibbs Aubrey Johnson Jennifer Madsen Art Ensemble of Chicago

The Free Jazz Collective Oct 21

Tom Challenger & Evan Parker - May Spring Last A Lifetime (False Walls, 2026)

Tom Challenger Evan Parker False Walls Anthony Braxton Joe McPhee John Tchicai Hans Koch Urs Leimgruber Olie Brice

5 articles Oct 20

claire rousay Zander Raymond Martyna Basta

Clash Music, Paste Magazine, Stereogum +2

Avant Music News Oct 20

Matthew Shipp Discusses His Musical Influences on Essential Tremors

Matthew Shipp McCoy Tyner Duke Ellington Albert Ayler

JazzTimes Oct 19

Unheard Cut-Ups of William S. Burroughs, Brought to Light by James Ilgenfritz, Elliott Sharp and Free Jazz/Avant-Garde Cohort

James Ilgenfritz Elliott Sharp Zeena Parkins J.G. Thirlwell David First Thurston Moore Anne Waldman Tristan Tzara

2 articles Yesterday

St. Vincent Marc Ribot Ella Hunt Hannah Cohen Charlotte Kemp Muhl Jimmy Fallon Rachel Eckroth Jlin Jack Antonoff

Consequence of Sound, Stereogum

King Crimson - YouTube Oct 26 Official

King Crimson - Requiem Bass And Frippertronics (Stormy Mundy Selection)

King Crimson Tony Levin

2 articles Oct 25

Bruno Chevillon Giacinto Scelsi Barry Guy Gary Peacock

Citizen Jazz

Citizen Jazz Oct 25

Wadada Leo Smith

Wadada Leo Smith Sylvie Courvoisier Marcus Gilmore Bill Laswell Melvin Gibbs Pheeroan akLaff Bobby Naughton

JazzMania Oct 24

Joëlle Léandre & invités, L’An Vert (Liège 02/10/26)

Joëlle Léandre

The Free Jazz Collective Oct 24

Ivo Perelman and Matt Shipp - Duologues 7: Distillation (Squid Note, 2026)

Ivo Perelman Matthew Shipp

Soil Chronicles Oct 22

The Amity Affliction + Silent Planet + Varials + Orthodox (Stockholm, Debaser Strand, 22 septembre 2026)

The Amity Affliction Silent Planet Varials Orthodox

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Oct 21

Mike Cooper Interview | ‘I Am Still a Folk Musician, Really’

Mike Cooper Peter Eden Harry Miller Louis Moholo Slim Whitman The Platters The Drifters

The Free Jazz Collective Oct 21

Tom Challenger & Evan Parker - May Spring Last A Lifetime (False Walls, 2026)

Tom Challenger Evan Parker False Walls Anthony Braxton Joe McPhee John Tchicai Hans Koch Urs Leimgruber Olie Brice

Avant Music News Oct 20

Matthew Shipp Discusses His Musical Influences on Essential Tremors

Matthew Shipp McCoy Tyner Duke Ellington Albert Ayler

RTBF – Musique Yesterday

King Crimson : huit concerts de 1981 disponibles pour la première fois en streaming

King Crimson Robert Fripp Adrian Belew Tony Levin Bill Bruford

All About Jazz Oct 26

Ivo Perelman/Matthew Shipp, Simon Nabatov, Jason Robinson and Max Light

Ivo Perelman Matthew Shipp Simon Nabatov Jason Robinson Max Light James Brandon Lewis Neon Dilemma Phil Haynes Andrew D'Angelo

Citizen Jazz Oct 25

Bruno Chevillon, l'architecte

Bruno Chevillon Michel Portal Louis Sclavis Marc Ducret Dominique Pifarély Tim Berne Tony Malaby

The Free Jazz Collective Oct 25

Lao Dan and Vasco Trilla @ Old Heaven Books

老丹 Vasco Trilla

Magnet Magazine Oct 24

Happy Birthday Debbie Googe (My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream, Thurston Moore)

My Bloody Valentine Primal Scream Thurston Moore

JazzMania Oct 23

Norma Winstone : A Timeless Place

Norma Winstone John Taylor Kenny Wheeler Kit Downes Steve Gray Jimmy Rowles

New Noise Oct 21

[Concours] Chevreuil + Rest Up + Julien Desprez (Montreuil, Le Chinois, 28/10/26)

Chevreuil Rest Up Julien Desprez

All About Jazz Oct 21

Leigh Pilzer, Tyshawn Sorey, Jackie McLean, and Sun Ra

Leigh Pilzer Tyshawn Sorey Jackie McLean Sun Ra Henry Threadgill Sextett Sumi Tonooka Gerry Gibbs Aubrey Johnson Jennifer Madsen Art Ensemble of Chicago

5 articles Oct 20

claire rousay Zander Raymond Martyna Basta

Clash Music, Paste Magazine, Stereogum +2

JazzTimes Oct 19

Unheard Cut-Ups of William S. Burroughs, Brought to Light by James Ilgenfritz, Elliott Sharp and Free Jazz/Avant-Garde Cohort

James Ilgenfritz Elliott Sharp Zeena Parkins J.G. Thirlwell David First Thurston Moore Anne Waldman Tristan Tzara

Overview

Recent developments in free improvisation include new releases such as Ivo Perelman and Matt Shipp's Duologues 7: Distillation, set for 2026, and Norma Winstone's album A Timeless Place. Live performances feature Joëlle Léandre & guests at L’An Vert in Liège, and collaborations between Lao Dan and Vasco Trilla at Old Heaven Books, alongside ongoing recognition of pioneering figures like Wadada Leo Smith and Mike Cooper.

St. Vincent performs on Fallon with Marc Ribot, Hannah Cohen, and Ella Hunt

Bruno Chevillon

Claire Rousay and Zander Raymond announce collaborative album 'Something Good'

St. Vincent performs on Fallon with Marc Ribot, Hannah Cohen, and Ella Hunt

Bruno Chevillon

Claire Rousay and Zander Raymond announce collaborative album 'Something Good'

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