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
Buckethead
#7 · 1 story
Hamid Drake
#8 · 1 story
Ingrid Laubrock
#9 · 1 story
Irène Schweizer
#10 · 1 story
Joachim Kühn
#11 · 1 story
Joe Morris
#12 · 1 story
News
Newsbits: Sly & The Family Drone / Ambarchi / Laubrock and Lopez
Pierre Favre Trio
Fle Schounten, Vincent Courtois, Sofia Borges, Pierre Baux - Open Space (Relative Pitch, 2026)
Mary Halvorson Announces Canis Major Dates and New Recording Projects
Omar Apollo and Steve Lacy Embrace in New Photo: 'Hoes Mad'
The Tomeka Reid Quartet :: Dance! Skip! Hop!
Newsbits: Sly & The Family Drone / Ambarchi / Laubrock and Lopez
Pierre Favre Trio
Fle Schounten, Vincent Courtois, Sofia Borges, Pierre Baux - Open Space (Relative Pitch, 2026)
Omar Apollo and Steve Lacy Embrace in New Photo: 'Hoes Mad'
Mary Halvorson Announces Canis Major Dates and New Recording Projects
The Tomeka Reid Quartet :: Dance! Skip! Hop!
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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