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Louder Sound May 28

“He was a little worse for wear… He headed for the studio control room, but went into the tape cupboard with no inside handle on the door”: King Crimson, Porcupine Tree and Pineapple Thief’s Gavin Harrison proves he’s a pro

Gavin Harrison King Crimson The Pineapple Thief Porcupine Tree Kevin Ayers Iggy Pop Bananarama

King Crimson - YouTube May 28 Official

King Crimson - Industry (Live Kani Hoken Hall Tokyo 30th April 1984)

Louder Sound May 28

"I thought: 'Can I even play this stuff?' Y'know, a sixty-five-year-old Steve Vai taking on Robert Fripp at thirty-five." Steve Vai on the challenge of playing King Crimson with BEAT – and the one change he's made

King Crimson Steve Vai Robert Fripp Adrian Belew Tool

The Wire May 26

Read an extract from Keith Tippett: Mujician

Keith Tippett Elton Dean

King Crimson - YouTube May 25 Official

King Crimson - Frame By Frame

King Crimson Steve Reich

Magnet Magazine May 24

Thurston Moore Released “Demolished Thoughts” 15 Years Ago Today

King Crimson - YouTube May 22 Official

King Crimson 'No Warning' Live Kani Hoken Hall Tokyo 1984 FULL VIDEO@kingcrimson #kingcrimson

King Crimson - YouTube May 22 Official

King Crimson - No Warning (Live Kani Hoken Hall Tokyo 30th April 1984)

Magnet Magazine May 21

Happy Birthday Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, John Zorn, Joe Henry)

Marc Ribot Tom Waits Elvis Costello John Zorn Joe Henry

NPR Music May 19

Tomeka Reid expands the possibilities of jazz avant garde on 'Dance! Skip! Hop!'

Exclaim! May 19

Colin Stetson and Brìghde Chaimbeul Map Out North American Tour

Colin Stetson Brìghde Chaimbeul

All About Jazz May 19

Luciano Biondini, Michel Godard, Lucas Niggli: Lawns

Luciano Biondini Michel Godard Lucas Niggli Kurt Elling Rachel Eckroth Walter Smith III Carla Bley Frank Zappa

Magnet Magazine May 16

Happy Birthdaytronics Robert Fripp (King Crimson, Brian Eno, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, David Sylvian)

Robert Fripp King Crimson David Bowie Peter Gabriel David Sylvian Brian Eno

All About Jazz May 14

Jah Wobble and Evan Parker, Maria Schneider, Nils Petter Molvaer And More

Jah Wobble Evan Parker Nils Petter Molvær Cochemea Kamasi Washington

Magnet Magazine May 13

Happy Birthday Buckethead (Guns N’ Roses, Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Iggy Pop, Les Claypool, Mike Patton, Viggo Mortensen, Et Al)

Buckethead Guns N’ Roses Bill Laswell Bootsy Collins Bernie Worrell Iggy Pop Les Claypool Mike Patton Viggo Mortensen

All About Jazz May 13

GEORGE... John Hollenbeck + Anna Webber... Craig Taborn, Tomeka Reid and Ches Smith Archive Dreams and Helen Sung debuts her Big Band

John Hollenbeck Anna Webber Craig Taborn Tomeka Reid Ches Smith Helen Sung Wayne Shorter Lee Morgan The Young Lions Emmet Cohen Bobby Timmons Braxton Cook

All About Jazz May 12

María Grand, Marilyn Crispell, Anders Jormin, Benjamin Herman and More

Marilyn Crispell Anders Jormin Benjamin Herman Maria Grand

PopMatters May 11

When Cecil Taylor’s Free Jazz Was at Its Peak

Cecil Taylor Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Miles Davis

Les Dernières Nouvelles du Jazz May 10

Edward Perraud Pascal Schumacher Sebastian Studnitzky SINGÜLAR

Edward Perraud Pascal Schumacher Sebastian Studnitzky

King Crimson - YouTube May 8 Official

King Crimson - The Power To Believe (Album Visualiser)

Louder Sound May 28

“He was a little worse for wear… He headed for the studio control room, but went into the tape cupboard with no inside handle on the door”: King Crimson, Porcupine Tree and Pineapple Thief’s Gavin Harrison proves he’s a pro

Gavin Harrison King Crimson The Pineapple Thief Porcupine Tree Kevin Ayers Iggy Pop Bananarama

Louder Sound May 28

"I thought: 'Can I even play this stuff?' Y'know, a sixty-five-year-old Steve Vai taking on Robert Fripp at thirty-five." Steve Vai on the challenge of playing King Crimson with BEAT – and the one change he's made

King Crimson Steve Vai Robert Fripp Adrian Belew Tool

King Crimson - YouTube May 25 Official

King Crimson - Frame By Frame

King Crimson Steve Reich

King Crimson - YouTube May 22 Official

King Crimson 'No Warning' Live Kani Hoken Hall Tokyo 1984 FULL VIDEO@kingcrimson #kingcrimson

Magnet Magazine May 21

Happy Birthday Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, John Zorn, Joe Henry)

Marc Ribot Tom Waits Elvis Costello John Zorn Joe Henry

Exclaim! May 19

Colin Stetson and Brìghde Chaimbeul Map Out North American Tour

Colin Stetson Brìghde Chaimbeul

Magnet Magazine May 16

Happy Birthdaytronics Robert Fripp (King Crimson, Brian Eno, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, David Sylvian)

Robert Fripp King Crimson David Bowie Peter Gabriel David Sylvian Brian Eno

Magnet Magazine May 13

Happy Birthday Buckethead (Guns N’ Roses, Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Iggy Pop, Les Claypool, Mike Patton, Viggo Mortensen, Et Al)

Buckethead Guns N’ Roses Bill Laswell Bootsy Collins Bernie Worrell Iggy Pop Les Claypool Mike Patton Viggo Mortensen

All About Jazz May 12

María Grand, Marilyn Crispell, Anders Jormin, Benjamin Herman and More

Marilyn Crispell Anders Jormin Benjamin Herman Maria Grand

Les Dernières Nouvelles du Jazz May 10

Edward Perraud Pascal Schumacher Sebastian Studnitzky SINGÜLAR

Edward Perraud Pascal Schumacher Sebastian Studnitzky

King Crimson - YouTube May 28 Official

King Crimson - Industry (Live Kani Hoken Hall Tokyo 30th April 1984)

The Wire May 26

Read an extract from Keith Tippett: Mujician

Keith Tippett Elton Dean

Magnet Magazine May 24

Thurston Moore Released “Demolished Thoughts” 15 Years Ago Today

King Crimson - YouTube May 22 Official

King Crimson - No Warning (Live Kani Hoken Hall Tokyo 30th April 1984)

NPR Music May 19

Tomeka Reid expands the possibilities of jazz avant garde on 'Dance! Skip! Hop!'

All About Jazz May 19

Luciano Biondini, Michel Godard, Lucas Niggli: Lawns

Luciano Biondini Michel Godard Lucas Niggli Kurt Elling Rachel Eckroth Walter Smith III Carla Bley Frank Zappa

All About Jazz May 14

Jah Wobble and Evan Parker, Maria Schneider, Nils Petter Molvaer And More

Jah Wobble Evan Parker Nils Petter Molvær Cochemea Kamasi Washington

All About Jazz May 13

GEORGE... John Hollenbeck + Anna Webber... Craig Taborn, Tomeka Reid and Ches Smith Archive Dreams and Helen Sung debuts her Big Band

John Hollenbeck Anna Webber Craig Taborn Tomeka Reid Ches Smith Helen Sung Wayne Shorter Lee Morgan The Young Lions Emmet Cohen Bobby Timmons Braxton Cook

PopMatters May 11

When Cecil Taylor’s Free Jazz Was at Its Peak

Cecil Taylor Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Miles Davis

King Crimson - YouTube May 8 Official

King Crimson - The Power To Believe (Album Visualiser)

Overview

Recent developments in free improvisation include a tribute to Irene Schweizer and the release of live recordings by Kris Davis, Ingrid Laubrock, and Tyshawn Sorey at the Village Vanguard, alongside new collaborations such as Ambrose Akinmusire and Mary Halvorson’s 'Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings' and a joint project by Otomo Yoshihide and Kei Matsumaro. Other highlights feature Neurosis's debut with new vocalist Aaron Turner and performances by Patricia Brennan, Sylvie Courvoisier, and Mick Goodrick with Fred Hersch.

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