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Ingrid Laubrock

Irène Schweizer

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All About Jazz Jun 4

New Releases From Carla Bley, Mike Lorenz, Pedro Molina and More

Carla Bley Mike Lorenz Myra Melford Greenhouse Ensemble Joe McPhee Miles Davis Hannah Marks Marty Ehrlich

All About Jazz Jun 4

Ivo Perelman, Elliott Sharp, Cyro Baptista, Steve Reich and more

Ivo Perelman Elliott Sharp Cyro Baptista Steve Reich Stars of the Lid Gamelan Yowana Sari Gorillaz Dennis Hopper

The Free Jazz Collective Jun 4

Diatribes & Jean-Luc Guionnet – L’apport: An awkward position (Insub, 2026)

Diatribes Jean-Luc Guionnet d'incise

2 articles Jun 3

MEMORIALS Bill Fay Steve Gunn Kevin Morby Hiss Golden Messenger

The Line of Best Fit

All About Jazz Jun 3

New Music from Lakecia Benjamin, Yazz Ahmed, New Jazz Underground and Brad Goode with Ernie Watts

Lakecia Benjamin Yazz Ahmed New Jazz Underground Brad Goode Ernie Watts Sonny Rollins Claudia Acuña Julián Muro Ethan Cohn Moor Mother Brian Jackson

The Quietus Jun 2

Sun Ra And His Arkestra’s ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ Set for Expanded Reissue

The Sun Ra Arkestra

2 articles Jun 2

Michael Formanek Mary Halvorson Miles Davis Jason Miles Thumbscrew Joe Henderson Eddie Henderson

Citizen Jazz, JazzTimes

All About Jazz Jun 2

Terence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane: Miles Davis and John Coltrane Centennial At Miner Auditorium

Terence Blanchard Ravi Coltrane Miles Davis John Coltrane Vince Wilburn, Jr. Keyon Harrold Marcus Shelby Mino Cinelu John Beasley

All About Jazz Jun 2

Seu Jorge, Bobby Previte, Jamile, Vinicius Gomes, Joe Lovano and More

Seu Jorge Bobby Previte Vinícius Gomes Joe Lovano Maria Rita Dustin Laurenzi

Treble Jun 2

Alan Braufman : Anthem for Peace

Alan Braufman Patricia Brennan Irreversible Entanglements

HotNewHipHop May 31

Could Be Worse – Song by Bizzy Crook featuring Leon Thomas

Bizzy Crook Leon Thomas

HotNewHipHop May 30

Cocaine Coltrane – Song by Rome Streetz

John Coltrane Rome Streetz

TSF Jazz

James Taylor Quartet, New Jazz Underground, Emmet Cohen, Stéphane belmondo/dado moroni & hamilton de holanda... voici vos diques du jour de la semaine !

The James Taylor Quartet New Jazz Underground Emmet Cohen Stéphane Belmondo Dado Moroni Trio Hamilton de Holanda James Taylor Melody Gardot Sonny Rollins

All About Jazz May 29

Dida Pelled, Carla Bley, Harry Skoler, Joachim Kühn, Ben Flocks, Joe Webb

Dida Pelled Carla Bley Joachim Kühn Ben Flocks Joe Webb Ben Allison Young Lions

JazzTrail May 28

Tyshawn Sorey - Members... Don't!

Tyshawn Sorey Max Roach Adam O’Farrill Lex Korten Stanley Cowell Gary Bartz Pharoah Sanders

JazzTimes May 27

Free-Improvisational Furies: When Stein/Smith/Shead Meets Marilyn Crispell

Marilyn Crispell Adam Shead Damon Smith Jason Stein Art Ensemble of Chicago

All About Jazz May 27

Isabella Isherwood, Phil Haynes, William Parker and Others

Phil Haynes William Parker Edward Simon Graham Collier Joe Lovano Henry Threadgill Dave Douglas Quintet

All About Jazz May 26

Selma Savolainen, Marquis Hill, Sonia Spinello, John Hollenbeck, Stargazers

Selma Savolainen Marquis Hill Sonia Spinello John Hollenbeck Ben Allison George Lewis

Billboard May 26

Leon Thomas On Touring With Bruno Mars, Raves Over Drake’s New Records | AMAs 2026

Leon Thomas Bruno Mars Drake

The Wire May 26

Read an extract from Keith Tippett: Mujician

Keith Tippett Elton Dean

All About Jazz Jun 4

New Releases From Carla Bley, Mike Lorenz, Pedro Molina and More

Carla Bley Mike Lorenz Myra Melford Greenhouse Ensemble Joe McPhee Miles Davis Hannah Marks Marty Ehrlich

The Free Jazz Collective Jun 4

Diatribes & Jean-Luc Guionnet – L’apport: An awkward position (Insub, 2026)

Diatribes Jean-Luc Guionnet d'incise

All About Jazz Jun 3

New Music from Lakecia Benjamin, Yazz Ahmed, New Jazz Underground and Brad Goode with Ernie Watts

Lakecia Benjamin Yazz Ahmed New Jazz Underground Brad Goode Ernie Watts Sonny Rollins Claudia Acuña Julián Muro Ethan Cohn Moor Mother Brian Jackson

2 articles Jun 2

Michael Formanek Mary Halvorson Miles Davis Jason Miles Thumbscrew Joe Henderson Eddie Henderson

Citizen Jazz, JazzTimes

All About Jazz Jun 2

Seu Jorge, Bobby Previte, Jamile, Vinicius Gomes, Joe Lovano and More

Seu Jorge Bobby Previte Vinícius Gomes Joe Lovano Maria Rita Dustin Laurenzi

HotNewHipHop May 31

Could Be Worse – Song by Bizzy Crook featuring Leon Thomas

Bizzy Crook Leon Thomas

TSF Jazz

James Taylor Quartet, New Jazz Underground, Emmet Cohen, Stéphane belmondo/dado moroni & hamilton de holanda... voici vos diques du jour de la semaine !

The James Taylor Quartet New Jazz Underground Emmet Cohen Stéphane Belmondo Dado Moroni Trio Hamilton de Holanda James Taylor Melody Gardot Sonny Rollins

JazzTrail May 28

Tyshawn Sorey - Members... Don't!

Tyshawn Sorey Max Roach Adam O’Farrill Lex Korten Stanley Cowell Gary Bartz Pharoah Sanders

All About Jazz May 27

Isabella Isherwood, Phil Haynes, William Parker and Others

Phil Haynes William Parker Edward Simon Graham Collier Joe Lovano Henry Threadgill Dave Douglas Quintet

Billboard May 26

Leon Thomas On Touring With Bruno Mars, Raves Over Drake’s New Records | AMAs 2026

Leon Thomas Bruno Mars Drake

All About Jazz Jun 4

Ivo Perelman, Elliott Sharp, Cyro Baptista, Steve Reich and more

Ivo Perelman Elliott Sharp Cyro Baptista Steve Reich Stars of the Lid Gamelan Yowana Sari Gorillaz Dennis Hopper

2 articles Jun 3

MEMORIALS Bill Fay Steve Gunn Kevin Morby Hiss Golden Messenger

The Line of Best Fit

The Quietus Jun 2

Sun Ra And His Arkestra’s ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ Set for Expanded Reissue

The Sun Ra Arkestra

All About Jazz Jun 2

Terence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane: Miles Davis and John Coltrane Centennial At Miner Auditorium

Terence Blanchard Ravi Coltrane Miles Davis John Coltrane Vince Wilburn, Jr. Keyon Harrold Marcus Shelby Mino Cinelu John Beasley

Treble Jun 2

Alan Braufman : Anthem for Peace

Alan Braufman Patricia Brennan Irreversible Entanglements

HotNewHipHop May 30

Cocaine Coltrane – Song by Rome Streetz

John Coltrane Rome Streetz

All About Jazz May 29

Dida Pelled, Carla Bley, Harry Skoler, Joachim Kühn, Ben Flocks, Joe Webb

Dida Pelled Carla Bley Joachim Kühn Ben Flocks Joe Webb Ben Allison Young Lions

JazzTimes May 27

Free-Improvisational Furies: When Stein/Smith/Shead Meets Marilyn Crispell

Marilyn Crispell Adam Shead Damon Smith Jason Stein Art Ensemble of Chicago

All About Jazz May 26

Selma Savolainen, Marquis Hill, Sonia Spinello, John Hollenbeck, Stargazers

Selma Savolainen Marquis Hill Sonia Spinello John Hollenbeck Ben Allison George Lewis

The Wire May 26

Read an extract from Keith Tippett: Mujician

Keith Tippett Elton Dean

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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