Top artists
Most active in free jazz
Steve Lacy
#1 · 9 stories
Alice Coltrane
#2 · 6 stories
Tyshawn Sorey
#3 · 2 stories
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Udo Schindler
#4 · 2 stories
Alan Braufman
#5 · 1 story
Barry Guy
#6 · 1 story
Hamid Drake
#7 · 1 story
Ingrid Laubrock
#8 · 1 story
Irène Schweizer
#9 · 1 story
Joachim Kühn
#10 · 1 story
Joe Morris
#11 · 1 story
John Zorn
#12 · 1 story
News
Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Bobby Kapp, and William Parker - Synesthesia (Defkaz, 2026)
2 articles Jun 11
2 articles Jun 10
9 articles Jun 5
Thomas Morgan - Around You Is A Forest (Loveland, 2025)
2 articles Jun 11
9 articles Jun 5
Ivo Perelman, Matthew Shipp, Bobby Kapp, and William Parker - Synesthesia (Defkaz, 2026)
2 articles Jun 10
Thomas Morgan - Around You Is A Forest (Loveland, 2025)
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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