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2 articles Jun 24

Alice Coltrane Kamasi Washington Shabaka Hutchings Brandee Younger Nubya Garcia Alina Bzhezhinska Matthew Halsall

All About Jazz, Avant Music News

All About Jazz Jun 24

Mal Waldron, Bria Skonberg, and James Blood Ulmer (RIP)

Mal Waldron Bria Skonberg James Blood Ulmer Leigh Pilzer

Avant Music News Jun 22

New Releases from Sei Miguel, Tom Challenger & Evan Parker, Michaela Turcerová, and Bryan Murray

Sei Miguel Tom Challenger Evan Parker Michaela Turcerová Bryan Murray

All About Jazz Jun 22

James Brandon Lewis, Gebhard Ullmann, Ivo Perelman and Paul Dunmall

James Brandon Lewis Gebhard Ullmann Ivo Perelman Paul Dunmall William Parker Matthew Shipp Bobby Kapp Alan Skidmore Liba Villavecchia Sami Sippola

2 articles Jun 21

Christian Lillinger Peter Brötzmann Joe McPhee Matana Roberts Mette Rasmussen Anthony Braxton Kaja Draksler

The Free Jazz Collective

Magnet Magazine Jun 20

Happy Birthday Eric Dolphy

Eric Dolphy Thrice

All About Jazz Jun 20

Tyshawn Sorey, Ola Tunji, Fred Pasqua, Your Brother's Keeper, Gary Bartz

Tyshawn Sorey OLA TUNJI Gary Bartz

Aquarium Drunkard Jun 19

John Coltrane Quartet :: Ballads (1963)

John Coltrane John Coltrane Quartet

Les Dernières Nouvelles du Jazz Jun 19

CLAUDIA SOLAL & BENOÎT DELBECQ ‘ Honour Oxygen ! ’

Claudia Solal Benoît Delbecq RogueArt

Chain D.L.K. Jun 18

KEIJI HAINO & STEVE NOBLE -“Cafe OTO”OUT 17th JULY

All About Jazz Jun 18

Collin Walcott, Yussef Kamaal, Max Roach, Bobby Previte And More.

Collin Walcott Yussef Kamaal Max Roach Bobby Previte Flat Earth Society Julianna Barwick Mary Lattimore Randy Weston Luise Volkmann

All About Jazz Jun 18

Eva Novoa, Matt Slocum, New Jazz Underground, 8 Octopi

Eva Novoa Matt Slocum New Jazz Underground Caleb Curtis Antônio Carlos José Carlos Figueiredo Chicago Soul Jazz Collective Ben Wolfe Kristen Mather de Andrade

3 articles Jun 17

Limp Bizkit Wes Borland Sam Rivers Ecca Vandal Fred Durst John Otto DJ Lethal Morgan Wallen

Blabbermouth, Consequence of Sound, NME

Jazzwise Jun 16

New trio of Henry Threadgill, Vijay Iyer and Dafnis Prieto announce debut release on Nonesuch

Henry Threadgill Vijay Iyer Dafnis Prieto

Télérama Jun 16

“Hoodies”, premier album généreux et percurtant du New Jazz Underground

New Jazz Underground Sonny Rollins

Happy Mag Jun 16

Here’s what Leon Thomas is playing on his MUTTS DON’T HEEL Tour

Leon Thomas Big Sean Masego Ty Dolla $ign GIVĒON Ariana Grande Tems

All About Jazz Jun 15

Tyshawn Sorey, Benoit Delbecq, Enten Eller and James Wengrow

Tyshawn Sorey Benoît Delbecq Enten Eller Max Roach Jonas Westergaard Peter Bruun Gianluigi Trovesi Dorota Piotrowska Soojin Suh

The Free Jazz Collective Jun 15

Achim Kaufmann, Yorgos Dimitriadis, Michael Thieke – Hiss and Whirr (Wide Ear Records, 2025)

Achim Kaufmann Yorgos Dimitriadis Michael Thieke

Citizen Jazz Jun 14

Ches Smith « Clone Row »

Ches Smith Mary Halvorson Liberty Ellman Nick Dunston

Citizen Jazz Jun 14

Billy Higgins, le sourire solaire

Billy Higgins John Abercrombie Larry Grenadier

2 articles Jun 24

Alice Coltrane Kamasi Washington Shabaka Hutchings Brandee Younger Nubya Garcia Alina Bzhezhinska Matthew Halsall

All About Jazz, Avant Music News

Avant Music News Jun 22

New Releases from Sei Miguel, Tom Challenger & Evan Parker, Michaela Turcerová, and Bryan Murray

Sei Miguel Tom Challenger Evan Parker Michaela Turcerová Bryan Murray

2 articles Jun 21

Christian Lillinger Peter Brötzmann Joe McPhee Matana Roberts Mette Rasmussen Anthony Braxton Kaja Draksler

The Free Jazz Collective

All About Jazz Jun 20

Tyshawn Sorey, Ola Tunji, Fred Pasqua, Your Brother's Keeper, Gary Bartz

Tyshawn Sorey OLA TUNJI Gary Bartz

Les Dernières Nouvelles du Jazz Jun 19

CLAUDIA SOLAL & BENOÎT DELBECQ ‘ Honour Oxygen ! ’

Claudia Solal Benoît Delbecq RogueArt

All About Jazz Jun 18

Collin Walcott, Yussef Kamaal, Max Roach, Bobby Previte And More.

Collin Walcott Yussef Kamaal Max Roach Bobby Previte Flat Earth Society Julianna Barwick Mary Lattimore Randy Weston Luise Volkmann

3 articles Jun 17

Limp Bizkit Wes Borland Sam Rivers Ecca Vandal Fred Durst John Otto DJ Lethal Morgan Wallen

Blabbermouth, Consequence of Sound, NME

Télérama Jun 16

“Hoodies”, premier album généreux et percurtant du New Jazz Underground

New Jazz Underground Sonny Rollins

All About Jazz Jun 15

Tyshawn Sorey, Benoit Delbecq, Enten Eller and James Wengrow

Tyshawn Sorey Benoît Delbecq Enten Eller Max Roach Jonas Westergaard Peter Bruun Gianluigi Trovesi Dorota Piotrowska Soojin Suh

Citizen Jazz Jun 14

Ches Smith « Clone Row »

Ches Smith Mary Halvorson Liberty Ellman Nick Dunston

All About Jazz Jun 24

Mal Waldron, Bria Skonberg, and James Blood Ulmer (RIP)

Mal Waldron Bria Skonberg James Blood Ulmer Leigh Pilzer

All About Jazz Jun 22

James Brandon Lewis, Gebhard Ullmann, Ivo Perelman and Paul Dunmall

James Brandon Lewis Gebhard Ullmann Ivo Perelman Paul Dunmall William Parker Matthew Shipp Bobby Kapp Alan Skidmore Liba Villavecchia Sami Sippola

Magnet Magazine Jun 20

Happy Birthday Eric Dolphy

Eric Dolphy Thrice

Aquarium Drunkard Jun 19

John Coltrane Quartet :: Ballads (1963)

John Coltrane John Coltrane Quartet

Chain D.L.K. Jun 18

KEIJI HAINO & STEVE NOBLE -“Cafe OTO”OUT 17th JULY

All About Jazz Jun 18

Eva Novoa, Matt Slocum, New Jazz Underground, 8 Octopi

Eva Novoa Matt Slocum New Jazz Underground Caleb Curtis Antônio Carlos José Carlos Figueiredo Chicago Soul Jazz Collective Ben Wolfe Kristen Mather de Andrade

Jazzwise Jun 16

New trio of Henry Threadgill, Vijay Iyer and Dafnis Prieto announce debut release on Nonesuch

Henry Threadgill Vijay Iyer Dafnis Prieto

Happy Mag Jun 16

Here’s what Leon Thomas is playing on his MUTTS DON’T HEEL Tour

Leon Thomas Big Sean Masego Ty Dolla $ign GIVĒON Ariana Grande Tems

The Free Jazz Collective Jun 15

Achim Kaufmann, Yorgos Dimitriadis, Michael Thieke – Hiss and Whirr (Wide Ear Records, 2025)

Achim Kaufmann Yorgos Dimitriadis Michael Thieke

Citizen Jazz Jun 14

Billy Higgins, le sourire solaire

Billy Higgins John Abercrombie Larry Grenadier

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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