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It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Aug 27

John Surman Interview | A Life in Improvisation and Sound

John Surman Mike Westbrook John McLaughlin Karin Krog Jack DeJohnette E.C.M.

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Aug 27

“Anything Can Be Funny, but That Is Not Always the Case” | Eugene Chadbourne Interview

Eugene Chadbourne Shockabilly Kramer Camper Van Beethoven John Zorn Wadada Leo Smith Han Bennink

Magnet Magazine Aug 27

Happy Birthday Alice Coltrane

Alice Coltrane Midlake

All About Jazz Aug 26

Snarky Puppy's Bob Reynolds Channels Eddie Harris + Tunes from South Africa's Linda Sikhahkhane, Leigh Pilzer, Ralph Alessi, and Early John Coltrane Remastered

Snarky Puppy Bob Reynolds Eddie Harris Leigh Pilzer Ralph Alessi John Coltrane Linda Sikhakhane Stella Cole Myra Melford Terri Lyne Carrington Muriel Grossmann

Pat Metheny - YouTube Aug 26 Official

Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman - All of Us (Visualizer)

Pat Metheny Ornette Coleman

JazzTrail Aug 25

Mats Gustafsson / Kimmo Pohjonen - Two Balls Are Enough

Mats Gustafsson Kimmo Pohjonen

The Free Jazz Collective Aug 25

Pascal Niggenkemper, Sakina Adbou, Liz Kosack, Gerald Cleaver - The Ocean Within Us (Subran, 2026)

Pascal Niggenkemper Liz Kosack Gerald Cleaver

Avant Music News Aug 24

AMN Reviews: Carl Ludwig Hübsch / Ignaz Schick – Iglu (2026; Klanggalerie)

Carl Ludwig Hübsch Ignaz Schick Phil Minton Alexander von Schlippenbach

JazzTrail Aug 24

Co Streiff / Russ Johnson Quartet - Oracle

Co Streiff Russ Johnson Quartet Russ Johnson Christian Weber Gerry Hemingway Ornette Coleman Don Cherry

Magnet Magazine Aug 24

John Coltrane Released “Meditations” 60 Years Ago Today

John Coltrane The Feelies Jean‐Michel Jarre

All About Jazz Aug 24

Ben Goldberg, Dave Holland and Lily Finnegan

Ben Goldberg Dave Holland Lily Finnegan Kaja Draksler

Pat Metheny - YouTube Aug 24 Official

Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman - Police People (Visualizer)

Pat Metheny Ornette Coleman

Pat Metheny - Official homepage Official

Tap: John Zorn’s Book of Angels Vol. 20

Pat Metheny John Zorn

2 articles Aug 23

Lucky Daye Leon Thomas D’Mile Ms. Lauryn Hill D’Angelo Chris Brown Teyana Taylor Alessia Cara Tori Kelly

HotNewHipHop, YouKnowIGotSoul

Le Monde Aug 22

Miles Davis et John Coltrane, au sommet de leur complicité, se séparent

Miles Davis John Coltrane Cannonball Adderley Paul Chambers Jimmy Cobb

Bande à part Aug 21

Programmation du Camp Flog Gnaw de Tyler, The Creator : Turnstile, Future, Steve Lacy et d’autres artistes

Turnstile Future Steve Lacy Tyler, The Creator Don Toliver Earl Sweatshirt Vince Staples Syd Mike G Domo Genesis

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Aug 21

Evan Parker Interview | Six Decades of Listening, Risk and Free Improvisation

Evan Parker Cecil Taylor Jimmy Lyons John Stevens Derek Bailey Incus Peter Brötzmann

Jazz Radio Aug 21

John Coltrane : comment un saxophoniste a révolutionné le jazz pour toujours

John Coltrane Dizzy Gillespie Miles Davis Michael Brecker Branford Marsalis Wynton Marsalis Joe Lovano

All About Jazz Aug 21

The John Coltrane Centennial, part 2: 1950s era recordings as a leader

John Coltrane Sonny Rollins Lewis Porter Michael Cuscuna Ira Gitler

The Free Jazz Collective Aug 21

Luke Stewart, Chad Taylor, Aymeric Avice - Deep in the Earth, High in the Sky (RogueArt, 2026)

Luke Stewart Chad Taylor Aymeric Avice Ramón López Miles Davis Jaimie Branch

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Aug 27

John Surman Interview | A Life in Improvisation and Sound

John Surman Mike Westbrook John McLaughlin Karin Krog Jack DeJohnette E.C.M.

Magnet Magazine Aug 27

Happy Birthday Alice Coltrane

Alice Coltrane Midlake

Pat Metheny - YouTube Aug 26 Official

Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman - All of Us (Visualizer)

Pat Metheny Ornette Coleman

The Free Jazz Collective Aug 25

Pascal Niggenkemper, Sakina Adbou, Liz Kosack, Gerald Cleaver - The Ocean Within Us (Subran, 2026)

Pascal Niggenkemper Liz Kosack Gerald Cleaver

JazzTrail Aug 24

Co Streiff / Russ Johnson Quartet - Oracle

Co Streiff Russ Johnson Quartet Russ Johnson Christian Weber Gerry Hemingway Ornette Coleman Don Cherry

All About Jazz Aug 24

Ben Goldberg, Dave Holland and Lily Finnegan

Ben Goldberg Dave Holland Lily Finnegan Kaja Draksler

Pat Metheny - Official homepage Official

Tap: John Zorn’s Book of Angels Vol. 20

Pat Metheny John Zorn

Le Monde Aug 22

Miles Davis et John Coltrane, au sommet de leur complicité, se séparent

Miles Davis John Coltrane Cannonball Adderley Paul Chambers Jimmy Cobb

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Aug 21

Evan Parker Interview | Six Decades of Listening, Risk and Free Improvisation

Evan Parker Cecil Taylor Jimmy Lyons John Stevens Derek Bailey Incus Peter Brötzmann

All About Jazz Aug 21

The John Coltrane Centennial, part 2: 1950s era recordings as a leader

John Coltrane Sonny Rollins Lewis Porter Michael Cuscuna Ira Gitler

It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine Aug 27

“Anything Can Be Funny, but That Is Not Always the Case” | Eugene Chadbourne Interview

Eugene Chadbourne Shockabilly Kramer Camper Van Beethoven John Zorn Wadada Leo Smith Han Bennink

All About Jazz Aug 26

Snarky Puppy's Bob Reynolds Channels Eddie Harris + Tunes from South Africa's Linda Sikhahkhane, Leigh Pilzer, Ralph Alessi, and Early John Coltrane Remastered

Snarky Puppy Bob Reynolds Eddie Harris Leigh Pilzer Ralph Alessi John Coltrane Linda Sikhakhane Stella Cole Myra Melford Terri Lyne Carrington Muriel Grossmann

JazzTrail Aug 25

Mats Gustafsson / Kimmo Pohjonen - Two Balls Are Enough

Mats Gustafsson Kimmo Pohjonen

Avant Music News Aug 24

AMN Reviews: Carl Ludwig Hübsch / Ignaz Schick – Iglu (2026; Klanggalerie)

Carl Ludwig Hübsch Ignaz Schick Phil Minton Alexander von Schlippenbach

Magnet Magazine Aug 24

John Coltrane Released “Meditations” 60 Years Ago Today

John Coltrane The Feelies Jean‐Michel Jarre

Pat Metheny - YouTube Aug 24 Official

Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman - Police People (Visualizer)

Pat Metheny Ornette Coleman

2 articles Aug 23

Lucky Daye Leon Thomas D’Mile Ms. Lauryn Hill D’Angelo Chris Brown Teyana Taylor Alessia Cara Tori Kelly

HotNewHipHop, YouKnowIGotSoul

Bande à part Aug 21

Programmation du Camp Flog Gnaw de Tyler, The Creator : Turnstile, Future, Steve Lacy et d’autres artistes

Turnstile Future Steve Lacy Tyler, The Creator Don Toliver Earl Sweatshirt Vince Staples Syd Mike G Domo Genesis

Jazz Radio Aug 21

John Coltrane : comment un saxophoniste a révolutionné le jazz pour toujours

John Coltrane Dizzy Gillespie Miles Davis Michael Brecker Branford Marsalis Wynton Marsalis Joe Lovano

The Free Jazz Collective Aug 21

Luke Stewart, Chad Taylor, Aymeric Avice - Deep in the Earth, High in the Sky (RogueArt, 2026)

Luke Stewart Chad Taylor Aymeric Avice Ramón López Miles Davis Jaimie Branch

Overview

Recent developments in free jazz include Matt Wilson's release of Good Trouble Fight Power with Love, Pat Metheny and Ornette Coleman's visualizers for Mob Job and Song X, and Mary Halvorson's announcement of a new Fire & Water Quintet album and fall performances. Upcoming events feature the 2026 Detroit Jazz Festival honoring centennial figures Randy Weston, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis, alongside international tributes to Coltrane in Belgium and performances by Susana Santos Silva & Vasco Trilla, Tyshawn Sorey, and Hayden Chisholm.

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