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All About Jazz Jul 8

Latest music from Joey Alexander + Gaia Wilmer channels Gilberto Gil, SML Live, and Marty Erlich plays Julius Hemphill Compositions

Joey Alexander Gilberto Gil Julius Hemphill SML Ayn Inserto Tonino Miano Bob Nell Michael Bisio Eve Cornelious Marta Sánchez

Scholomance Webzine Jul 8

Détails et extrait du prochain album live de NEPTUNIAN MAXIMALISM

Neptunian Maximalism Jean-Jacques Duerinckx Sébastien Schmit Dirk Wachtelaer Daniele Valeriani

Bandcamp Daily Jul 7

Mal Waldron’s Metamorphosis Changed Jazz Piano Forever

Mal Waldron Charles Mingus Embryo Archie Shepp Thelonious Monk Bill Evans McCoy Tyner

Stereofox Jul 7

Steve Lacy – is it cool? (feat. SZA)

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

Avant Music News Jul 5

AMN Reviews: Joe Morris / Anna Weber / Rob Brown / Matthew Rousseau – Counter Spectacle (2026; Fundacja Słuchaj)

Joe Morris Rob Brown

Mowno Jul 3

Memorials, confluence des mondes

All About Jazz Jul 3

Jen Shyu, Luke Stewart, and Konjur Collective at Vision Festival 2026

Jen Shyu Luke Stewart Daoure Diongue James Baldwin Wadada Leo Smith Angelica Sanchez Christopher Williams Chad Taylor

All About Jazz Jul 2

Marshall Allen, Trae Crudup, Black Cherry, and DoYeon Kim At Vision Festival 2026

Marshall Allen DoYeon Kim

All About Jazz Jul 1

New Jazz Underground, Open Thread, Kalia Vandever, Micah Thomas, Immanuel Wilkins

New Jazz Underground Kalia Vandever Micah Thomas Immanuel Wilkins Peggy Lee Julien Wilson Theo Carbo Dylan van der Schyff Ben Allison Ted Nash

The Free Jazz Collective Jul 1

Satoko Fujii + Myra Melford - Katarahi (Rogue Arts, 2026) *****

All About Jazz Jun 30

End Of Month Keyboard Special With Music From Ethan Iverson, Karla Harris and Joe Alterman, Richard "Groove" Holmes, and Others

Ethan Iverson Karla Harris Joe Alterman Richard “Groove” Holmes Brian Charette Mary Lou Williams Azymuth Scott Kinsey Bill Evans Bud Powell

JazzTrail Jun 30

Tom Teasley feat. Dave Ballou - Inner Play

Tom Teasley Dave Ballou Jaco Pastorius Victor Wooten John Coltrane Max Roach

La Face B Jun 29

Rencontre avec Memorials

MEMORIALS Verity Susman Matthew Simms

2 articles Jun 29

Citizen Jazz, JazzTrail

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Jun 29

Jeff Lederer Interview: Bringing Dolphy, Ornette Coleman and Oliver Nelson Into the Present on His Latest Release

Ornette Coleman Oliver Nelson Mary LaRose Eric Dolphy Denardo Coleman Oliver Nelson, Jr. George Schuller James Newton Howard

The Line of Best Fit Jun 29

Steve Lacy releases "is it cool?" featuring SZA ahead of new album Oh yeah?

SZA Steve Lacy Erykah Badu Cecile Believe

Magnet Magazine Jun 29

Essential New Music: أحمد [Ahmed]’s “Play Monk”

أحمد [Ahmed] Pat Thomas Seymour Wright Antonin Gerbal Ahmed Abdul‐Malik Thelonious Monk

All About Jazz Jun 29

Gerry Hemingway, OM and Perelman/Sharp/Baptista

Gerry Hemingway Ivo Perelman Elliott Sharp Cyro Baptista Joe Fiedler Mark Turner Marcus Gilmore

All About Jazz Jul 8

Latest music from Joey Alexander + Gaia Wilmer channels Gilberto Gil, SML Live, and Marty Erlich plays Julius Hemphill Compositions

Joey Alexander Gilberto Gil Julius Hemphill SML Ayn Inserto Tonino Miano Bob Nell Michael Bisio Eve Cornelious Marta Sánchez

Bandcamp Daily Jul 7

Mal Waldron’s Metamorphosis Changed Jazz Piano Forever

Mal Waldron Charles Mingus Embryo Archie Shepp Thelonious Monk Bill Evans McCoy Tyner

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

Avant Music News Jul 5

AMN Reviews: Joe Morris / Anna Weber / Rob Brown / Matthew Rousseau – Counter Spectacle (2026; Fundacja Słuchaj)

Joe Morris Rob Brown

All About Jazz Jul 3

Jen Shyu, Luke Stewart, and Konjur Collective at Vision Festival 2026

Jen Shyu Luke Stewart Daoure Diongue James Baldwin Wadada Leo Smith Angelica Sanchez Christopher Williams Chad Taylor

All About Jazz Jul 1

New Jazz Underground, Open Thread, Kalia Vandever, Micah Thomas, Immanuel Wilkins

New Jazz Underground Kalia Vandever Micah Thomas Immanuel Wilkins Peggy Lee Julien Wilson Theo Carbo Dylan van der Schyff Ben Allison Ted Nash

All About Jazz Jun 30

End Of Month Keyboard Special With Music From Ethan Iverson, Karla Harris and Joe Alterman, Richard "Groove" Holmes, and Others

Ethan Iverson Karla Harris Joe Alterman Richard “Groove” Holmes Brian Charette Mary Lou Williams Azymuth Scott Kinsey Bill Evans Bud Powell

La Face B Jun 29

Rencontre avec Memorials

MEMORIALS Verity Susman Matthew Simms

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Jun 29

Jeff Lederer Interview: Bringing Dolphy, Ornette Coleman and Oliver Nelson Into the Present on His Latest Release

Ornette Coleman Oliver Nelson Mary LaRose Eric Dolphy Denardo Coleman Oliver Nelson, Jr. George Schuller James Newton Howard

Magnet Magazine Jun 29

Essential New Music: أحمد [Ahmed]’s “Play Monk”

أحمد [Ahmed] Pat Thomas Seymour Wright Antonin Gerbal Ahmed Abdul‐Malik Thelonious Monk

Scholomance Webzine Jul 8

Détails et extrait du prochain album live de NEPTUNIAN MAXIMALISM

Neptunian Maximalism Jean-Jacques Duerinckx Sébastien Schmit Dirk Wachtelaer Daniele Valeriani

Stereofox Jul 7

Steve Lacy – is it cool? (feat. SZA)

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

Mowno Jul 3

Memorials, confluence des mondes

All About Jazz Jul 2

Marshall Allen, Trae Crudup, Black Cherry, and DoYeon Kim At Vision Festival 2026

Marshall Allen DoYeon Kim

The Free Jazz Collective Jul 1

Satoko Fujii + Myra Melford - Katarahi (Rogue Arts, 2026) *****

JazzTrail Jun 30

Tom Teasley feat. Dave Ballou - Inner Play

Tom Teasley Dave Ballou Jaco Pastorius Victor Wooten John Coltrane Max Roach

2 articles Jun 29

Citizen Jazz, JazzTrail

The Line of Best Fit Jun 29

Steve Lacy releases "is it cool?" featuring SZA ahead of new album Oh yeah?

SZA Steve Lacy Erykah Badu Cecile Believe

All About Jazz Jun 29

Gerry Hemingway, OM and Perelman/Sharp/Baptista

Gerry Hemingway Ivo Perelman Elliott Sharp Cyro Baptista Joe Fiedler Mark Turner Marcus Gilmore

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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