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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 13

Fergus McCreadie, Michael Formanek, Leïla Olivesi, Mark Turner, Orlando le Fleming

Fergus McCreadie Michael Formanek Leïla Olivesi Mark Turner Orlando Le Fleming Ben Allison

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

All About Jazz May 11

Carla Bley, Gabrielle Cavassa, Erica von Kleist, Juan Carlos Quintero, The Joymakers, Helen Sung and More

Carla Bley Gabrielle Cavassa Erica Von Kleist Juan Carlos Quintero Helen Sung Shirley Horn Connie Crothers Blossom Dearie Angela Bofill Lorraine Feather HØST

Les Dernières Nouvelles du Jazz May 10

Edward Perraud Pascal Schumacher Sebastian Studnitzky SINGÜLAR

Edward Perraud Pascal Schumacher Sebastian Studnitzky

Aquarium Drunkard May 5

Alan Braufman :: In Motion

Libération May 4

«Sortir ce disque était une question de vie ou de mort» : retour aux sources de «Different Rivers» avec Trygve Seim

JazzTimes May 2

Overdue Ovation: The Boundary-Crossing Work of Saxophonist, Clarinetist and Shakuhachi Sojourner Ned Rothenberg

Ned Rothenberg Anthony Braxton

PopMatters Mar 24

Jon Irabagon and Quartet Brilliantly Go in Every Direction

The Wire Jan 13

“One of the great living saxophonists”: Jean-Luc Guionnet reviewed

Jean-Luc Guionnet Bertrand Denzler Pierre Borel Pierre-Antoine Badaroux

Rap-Up Jan 8

Bruno Mars Announces "The Romantic Tour" With Victoria Monét, Leon Thomas & RAYE: See The Dates Here

Bruno Mars Leon Thomas RAYE

Rap-Up Dec 30

Big Sean Breaks Down His Favorite Features, From Leon Thomas To Drake

Big Sean Leon Thomas Drake Nas Eminem Justin Bieber Dave East

H Hartzine Jun 11

Maxime Petit & Daniel Carter – LB_106

Maxime Petit Daniel Carter

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

Fergus McCreadie, Michael Formanek, Leïla Olivesi, Mark Turner, Orlando le Fleming

Fergus McCreadie Michael Formanek Leïla Olivesi Mark Turner Orlando Le Fleming Ben Allison

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

Libération May 4

«Sortir ce disque était une question de vie ou de mort» : retour aux sources de «Different Rivers» avec Trygve Seim

PopMatters Mar 24

Jon Irabagon and Quartet Brilliantly Go in Every Direction

Rap-Up Jan 8

Bruno Mars Announces "The Romantic Tour" With Victoria Monét, Leon Thomas & RAYE: See The Dates Here

Bruno Mars Leon Thomas RAYE

H Hartzine Jun 11

Maxime Petit & Daniel Carter – LB_106

Maxime Petit Daniel Carter

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

All About Jazz May 11

Carla Bley, Gabrielle Cavassa, Erica von Kleist, Juan Carlos Quintero, The Joymakers, Helen Sung and More

Carla Bley Gabrielle Cavassa Erica Von Kleist Juan Carlos Quintero Helen Sung Shirley Horn Connie Crothers Blossom Dearie Angela Bofill Lorraine Feather HØST

Aquarium Drunkard May 5

Alan Braufman :: In Motion

JazzTimes May 2

Overdue Ovation: The Boundary-Crossing Work of Saxophonist, Clarinetist and Shakuhachi Sojourner Ned Rothenberg

Ned Rothenberg Anthony Braxton

The Wire Jan 13

“One of the great living saxophonists”: Jean-Luc Guionnet reviewed

Jean-Luc Guionnet Bertrand Denzler Pierre Borel Pierre-Antoine Badaroux

Rap-Up Dec 30

Big Sean Breaks Down His Favorite Features, From Leon Thomas To Drake

Big Sean Leon Thomas Drake Nas Eminem Justin Bieber Dave East

End of free jazz

Overview

Recent developments in free jazz include the posthumous release of Alice Coltrane's Ashram Tapes by Matador Records, and a live recording from 2026 featuring Kris Davis, Ingrid Laubrock, and Tyshawn Sorey at the Village Vanguard. Meanwhile, tributes to past figures such as Irene Schweizer and Jaco Pastorius continue, alongside new works by contemporary artists like Isaiah Collier and John Clayton.

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