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King Crimson - YouTube Jul 21 Official

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

JazzTrail Jul 20

Ivo Perelman / Elliott Sharp / Cyro Baptista - Triacontagon

Ivo Perelman Elliott Sharp Cyro Baptista

The Free Jazz Collective Jul 20

Camila Nebbia and Chris Corsano - Six or Seven Ways Towards Becoming Undone (Relative Pitch Records, 2026)

Camila Nebbia Chris Corsano Eric Dolphy Rashied Ali John Coltrane Pharoah Sanders

King Crimson - YouTube Jul 17 Official

'Man With Open Heart' live Tokyo 1984 FULL VIDEO @kingcrimson #kingcrimson

The Guardian Music Jul 17

Norma Winstone and NDR Radio Orchestra: A Timeless Place review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month

Norma Winstone NDR-Radio-Orchestra Mark Murphy Jazzmeia Horn Cécile McLorin Salvant Steve Swallow Kenny Wheeler Zakir Hussain

PopMatters Jul 16

Olaf Rupp’s Latest Adventure in Avant-Garde Solo Guitar

Olaf Rupp Bill Orcutt Shane Parish Cyrus Pireh Swans Derek Bailey Paco de Lucía

Louder Sound Jul 16

King Crimson: In The Court Of The Crimson King quiz

King Crimson Led Zeppelin Frank Zappa Creedence Clearwater Revival Robert Fripp Greg Lake Ian McDonald

2 articles Jul 15

Oren Ambarchi 石橋英子 Konrad Sprenger Joe Talia Johan Berthling Will Guthrie Jim O’Rourke

KLOF Mag, The Quietus

Louder Sound Jul 15

“I don’t think he ever got over being fired from King Crimson… but he went on to bigger, more financially successful things”: Peter Sinfield, the prog poet who gave voices to ELP, Roxy Music and many others

Peter Sinfield King Crimson Emerson, Lake & Palmer Roxy Music Donovan Michael Giles Robert Fripp Greg Lake Ian McDonald

The Free Jazz Collective Jul 14

Fle Schounten, Vincent Courtois, Sofia Borges, Pierre Baux - Open Space (Relative Pitch, 2026)

Vincent Courtois Pierre Baux Sofia Borges

2 articles Jul 13

Ambrose Akinmusire Mary Halvorson Nicola Miller Jessica Pavone Sylvie Courvoisier Jamaaladeen Tacuma Peter Evans Nate Wooley Pat Thomas

All About Jazz, Citizen Jazz

Citizen Jazz Jul 12

Camila Nebbia & Chris Corsano

Camila Nebbia Chris Corsano 坂田明 Mette Rasmussen

Avant Music News Jul 12

Mary Halvorson Announces Canis Major Dates and New Recording Projects

2 articles Jul 11

Alden Hellmuth Ambrose Akinmusire Mary Halvorson Wild Up Julius Eastman Francis Bebey Diles que no me maten Talk Talk

All About Jazz

Echoes and Dust Jul 10

King Crimson – 2014 NYC

King Crimson Porcupine Tree Gavin Harrison Adrian Belew John Wetton Robert Fripp Jakko Jakszyk

King Crimson - YouTube Jul 8 Official

King Crimson - Man With An Open Heart (Live Kani Hoken Hall Tokyo 30th April 1984)

Aquarium Drunkard Jul 8

The Tomeka Reid Quartet :: Dance! Skip! Hop!

Tomeka Reid Tomeka Reid Quartet Mary Halvorson Jason Roebke Tomas Fujiwara

Jazz Radio Jul 6

Jazz à Vannes de retour en 2026 avec Thomas Dutronc, Angélique Kidjo, Dhafer Youssef,...

Thomas Dutronc Angélique Kidjo Dhafer Youssef Ghost-Note Stochelo Rosenberg Trio Robinson Khoury Ludivine Issambourg

Magnet Magazine Jul 6

Essential New Music: Liudas Mockūnas / Samuel Blaser / Marc Ducret’s “Twisted Summer”

Liudas Mockūnas Samuel Blaser Marc Ducret Bob Brookmeyer Jim Hall

All About Jazz Jul 6

Amanda Tosoff, Gergana Velinova, Ambrose Akinmusire and Mary Halvorson, Lolivone de la Rosa, Lisa Rich, Michelle Lordi, Kay Kostopoulos

Amanda Tosoff Ambrose Akinmusire Mary Halvorson Lolivone de la Rosa Lisa Rich Geoffrey Keezer Leigh Pilzer Ulysses Owens, Jr. Tierney Sutton Tamir Hendelman Andrea Miller

King Crimson - YouTube Jul 21 Official

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

The Free Jazz Collective Jul 20

Camila Nebbia and Chris Corsano - Six or Seven Ways Towards Becoming Undone (Relative Pitch Records, 2026)

Camila Nebbia Chris Corsano Eric Dolphy Rashied Ali John Coltrane Pharoah Sanders

The Guardian Music Jul 17

Norma Winstone and NDR Radio Orchestra: A Timeless Place review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month

Norma Winstone NDR-Radio-Orchestra Mark Murphy Jazzmeia Horn Cécile McLorin Salvant Steve Swallow Kenny Wheeler Zakir Hussain

Louder Sound Jul 16

King Crimson: In The Court Of The Crimson King quiz

King Crimson Led Zeppelin Frank Zappa Creedence Clearwater Revival Robert Fripp Greg Lake Ian McDonald

Louder Sound Jul 15

“I don’t think he ever got over being fired from King Crimson… but he went on to bigger, more financially successful things”: Peter Sinfield, the prog poet who gave voices to ELP, Roxy Music and many others

Peter Sinfield King Crimson Emerson, Lake & Palmer Roxy Music Donovan Michael Giles Robert Fripp Greg Lake Ian McDonald

2 articles Jul 13

Ambrose Akinmusire Mary Halvorson Nicola Miller Jessica Pavone Sylvie Courvoisier Jamaaladeen Tacuma Peter Evans Nate Wooley Pat Thomas

All About Jazz, Citizen Jazz

Avant Music News Jul 12

Mary Halvorson Announces Canis Major Dates and New Recording Projects

Echoes and Dust Jul 10

King Crimson – 2014 NYC

King Crimson Porcupine Tree Gavin Harrison Adrian Belew John Wetton Robert Fripp Jakko Jakszyk

Aquarium Drunkard Jul 8

The Tomeka Reid Quartet :: Dance! Skip! Hop!

Tomeka Reid Tomeka Reid Quartet Mary Halvorson Jason Roebke Tomas Fujiwara

Magnet Magazine Jul 6

Essential New Music: Liudas Mockūnas / Samuel Blaser / Marc Ducret’s “Twisted Summer”

Liudas Mockūnas Samuel Blaser Marc Ducret Bob Brookmeyer Jim Hall

JazzTrail Jul 20

Ivo Perelman / Elliott Sharp / Cyro Baptista - Triacontagon

Ivo Perelman Elliott Sharp Cyro Baptista

King Crimson - YouTube Jul 17 Official

'Man With Open Heart' live Tokyo 1984 FULL VIDEO @kingcrimson #kingcrimson

PopMatters Jul 16

Olaf Rupp’s Latest Adventure in Avant-Garde Solo Guitar

Olaf Rupp Bill Orcutt Shane Parish Cyrus Pireh Swans Derek Bailey Paco de Lucía

2 articles Jul 15

Oren Ambarchi 石橋英子 Konrad Sprenger Joe Talia Johan Berthling Will Guthrie Jim O’Rourke

KLOF Mag, The Quietus

The Free Jazz Collective Jul 14

Fle Schounten, Vincent Courtois, Sofia Borges, Pierre Baux - Open Space (Relative Pitch, 2026)

Vincent Courtois Pierre Baux Sofia Borges

Citizen Jazz Jul 12

Camila Nebbia & Chris Corsano

Camila Nebbia Chris Corsano 坂田明 Mette Rasmussen

2 articles Jul 11

Alden Hellmuth Ambrose Akinmusire Mary Halvorson Wild Up Julius Eastman Francis Bebey Diles que no me maten Talk Talk

All About Jazz

King Crimson - YouTube Jul 8 Official

King Crimson - Man With An Open Heart (Live Kani Hoken Hall Tokyo 30th April 1984)

Jazz Radio Jul 6

Jazz à Vannes de retour en 2026 avec Thomas Dutronc, Angélique Kidjo, Dhafer Youssef,...

Thomas Dutronc Angélique Kidjo Dhafer Youssef Ghost-Note Stochelo Rosenberg Trio Robinson Khoury Ludivine Issambourg

All About Jazz Jul 6

Amanda Tosoff, Gergana Velinova, Ambrose Akinmusire and Mary Halvorson, Lolivone de la Rosa, Lisa Rich, Michelle Lordi, Kay Kostopoulos

Amanda Tosoff Ambrose Akinmusire Mary Halvorson Lolivone de la Rosa Lisa Rich Geoffrey Keezer Leigh Pilzer Ulysses Owens, Jr. Tierney Sutton Tamir Hendelman Andrea Miller

Overview

Recent developments in free improvisation include new releases and performances by artists such as Lee Ranaldo and Wadada Leo Smith, Mary Halvorson celebrating her birthday with upcoming tour dates, and Claire Rousay's album 'on holding'. Documentaries and collaborations continue to highlight the genre's diversity, with a Belgian film on Sun Ra, a Proust questionnaire featuring cellist Vincent Courtois, and new works from Oren Ambarchi, Christer Bothén, and Boss Capone & Keith Rowe.

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