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2 articles Sep 2

Henry Threadgill Vijay Iyer Dafnis Prieto Harri Sjöström Guilherme Rodrigues Greg Kelley Various Artists

Avant Music News, The Free Jazz Collective

Aquarium Drunkard Sep 2

Transmissions :: Sun Ra: Door of the Cosmos

Sun Ra Moor Mother

2 articles Sep 2

Steve Swallow Chris Cheek Manfred Eicher E.C.M. Mike Rodríguez Steve Cardenas Gil Goldstein

JazzMania

Magnet Magazine Sep 2

Happy Birthday John Zorn

John Zorn Ornette Coleman Patti Smith Nels Cline Thurston Moore Laurie Anderson Bill Laswell

All About Jazz Sep 2

New Sullivan Fortner Also Trumpeter Matt White's Jazz Perspective on Dolly Parton Songs, Flautist Ali Ryerson, Pianist Enoch Smith Jr. and Matt Wilson's Good Trouble featuring Tia Fuller

Sullivan Fortner Ali Ryerson Matt Wilson Tia Fuller Dolly Parton Joe Beck Susan Alcorn Elsa Nilsson Ayumi Tanaka Thomas Morgan Thomas Strønen

All About Jazz Sep 2

Ingeborg Gravem Sollid, Ernst Reijseger, The Olympians, Petite Lucette and More

Ingeborg Gravem Sollid Ernst Reijseger The Olympians Ben Allison Ted Nash Pyeng Threadgill La La Lars Kris Tiner Marilyn Mazur

Pat Metheny - YouTube Sep 2 Official

Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman - Word From Bird (Visualizer)

Pat Metheny Ornette Coleman

POW Mag Sep 1

Brandee Younger On Alice Coltrane, Dorothy Ashby, and the Harp Songs That Made Her

Alice Coltrane Dorothy Ashby Ravi Coltrane Reggie Workman Charlie Haden Jack DeJohnette Jeffrey “Tain” Watts Rashied Ali

JazzTrail Sep 1

Jason Kao Hwang's Human Rites Trio - Second Life

Jason Kao Hwang Ken Filiano Andrew Drury

Pat Metheny - YouTube Aug 31 Official

Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman - The Good Life (Visualizer)

Pat Metheny Ornette Coleman

All About Jazz Aug 30

Jeanie Bryson, John Hollenbeck, Paul Yonemura and Kenny Dorham

Jeanie Bryson John Hollenbeck Kenny Dorham Sonny Rollins Peggy Lee Jim Rotondi Dena DeRose Jeremy Green

Libération Aug 30

«Ce projet se fait dans le plus pur esprit de Steve Reid et de Four Tet» : Nova Fellowship, cosmique de répétition

Steve Reid Four Tet

Avant Music News Aug 29

Myra Melford Update: New Recordings, Projects, and Fall Performances

Myra Melford RogueArt Tiger Trio Michael Formanek Ches Smith Ben Goldberg Geof Bradfield

2 articles Aug 29

John Coltrane Miles Davis Johnny Hartman Duke Ellington My Favorite Things McCoy Tyner Jimmy Garrison

All About Jazz, Pollstar

21 articles Aug 28

Erykah Badu The Alchemist Thundercat Steve Lacy Earl Sweatshirt Majid Jordan selug Interpol Turnstile Kamasi Washington Westside Gunn DRAM De La Soul Smino Joi

AllHipHop, Bandcamp Daily, Benzine Magazine +15

JazzTimes Aug 28

Saxophonist-Composer David Murray’s Back Pages, Upcoming Verses

David Murray Marta Sánchez Luke Stewart Sonny Rollins Ornette Coleman Amiri Baraka Grateful Dead

Echoes and Dust Aug 28

Sly & The Family Drone – With Love

Sly & The Family Drone Matt Cargill Holger Czukay 23 Skidoo

Julian Lage - YouTube Aug 27 Official

Julian covers "Chanting" by Ornette Coleman #TBT 🎶

Julian Lage Ornette Coleman

Jazz Radio Aug 27

Branford Marsalis dévoile "Central Park West", extrait de son album hommage à John Coltrane

Branford Marsalis John Coltrane Dianne Reeves

Bandcamp Daily Aug 27

Henry Threadgill, Vijay Iyer & Dafnis Prieto, “Fifteen”

Vijay Iyer Henry Threadgill Dafnis Prieto Fieldwork Flying Lotus

2 articles Sep 2

Henry Threadgill Vijay Iyer Dafnis Prieto Harri Sjöström Guilherme Rodrigues Greg Kelley Various Artists

Avant Music News, The Free Jazz Collective

2 articles Sep 2

Steve Swallow Chris Cheek Manfred Eicher E.C.M. Mike Rodríguez Steve Cardenas Gil Goldstein

JazzMania

All About Jazz Sep 2

New Sullivan Fortner Also Trumpeter Matt White's Jazz Perspective on Dolly Parton Songs, Flautist Ali Ryerson, Pianist Enoch Smith Jr. and Matt Wilson's Good Trouble featuring Tia Fuller

Sullivan Fortner Ali Ryerson Matt Wilson Tia Fuller Dolly Parton Joe Beck Susan Alcorn Elsa Nilsson Ayumi Tanaka Thomas Morgan Thomas Strønen

Pat Metheny - YouTube Sep 2 Official

Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman - Word From Bird (Visualizer)

Pat Metheny Ornette Coleman

JazzTrail Sep 1

Jason Kao Hwang's Human Rites Trio - Second Life

Jason Kao Hwang Ken Filiano Andrew Drury

All About Jazz Aug 30

Jeanie Bryson, John Hollenbeck, Paul Yonemura and Kenny Dorham

Jeanie Bryson John Hollenbeck Kenny Dorham Sonny Rollins Peggy Lee Jim Rotondi Dena DeRose Jeremy Green

Avant Music News Aug 29

Myra Melford Update: New Recordings, Projects, and Fall Performances

Myra Melford RogueArt Tiger Trio Michael Formanek Ches Smith Ben Goldberg Geof Bradfield

21 articles Aug 28

Erykah Badu The Alchemist Thundercat Steve Lacy Earl Sweatshirt Majid Jordan selug Interpol Turnstile Kamasi Washington Westside Gunn DRAM De La Soul Smino Joi

AllHipHop, Bandcamp Daily, Benzine Magazine +15

Echoes and Dust Aug 28

Sly & The Family Drone – With Love

Sly & The Family Drone Matt Cargill Holger Czukay 23 Skidoo

Jazz Radio Aug 27

Branford Marsalis dévoile "Central Park West", extrait de son album hommage à John Coltrane

Branford Marsalis John Coltrane Dianne Reeves

Aquarium Drunkard Sep 2

Transmissions :: Sun Ra: Door of the Cosmos

Sun Ra Moor Mother

Magnet Magazine Sep 2

Happy Birthday John Zorn

John Zorn Ornette Coleman Patti Smith Nels Cline Thurston Moore Laurie Anderson Bill Laswell

All About Jazz Sep 2

Ingeborg Gravem Sollid, Ernst Reijseger, The Olympians, Petite Lucette and More

Ingeborg Gravem Sollid Ernst Reijseger The Olympians Ben Allison Ted Nash Pyeng Threadgill La La Lars Kris Tiner Marilyn Mazur

POW Mag Sep 1

Brandee Younger On Alice Coltrane, Dorothy Ashby, and the Harp Songs That Made Her

Alice Coltrane Dorothy Ashby Ravi Coltrane Reggie Workman Charlie Haden Jack DeJohnette Jeffrey “Tain” Watts Rashied Ali

Pat Metheny - YouTube Aug 31 Official

Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman - The Good Life (Visualizer)

Pat Metheny Ornette Coleman

Libération Aug 30

«Ce projet se fait dans le plus pur esprit de Steve Reid et de Four Tet» : Nova Fellowship, cosmique de répétition

Steve Reid Four Tet

2 articles Aug 29

John Coltrane Miles Davis Johnny Hartman Duke Ellington My Favorite Things McCoy Tyner Jimmy Garrison

All About Jazz, Pollstar

JazzTimes Aug 28

Saxophonist-Composer David Murray’s Back Pages, Upcoming Verses

David Murray Marta Sánchez Luke Stewart Sonny Rollins Ornette Coleman Amiri Baraka Grateful Dead

Julian Lage - YouTube Aug 27 Official

Julian covers "Chanting" by Ornette Coleman #TBT 🎶

Julian Lage Ornette Coleman

Bandcamp Daily Aug 27

Henry Threadgill, Vijay Iyer & Dafnis Prieto, “Fifteen”

Vijay Iyer Henry Threadgill Dafnis Prieto Fieldwork Flying Lotus

Overview

Recent developments in free jazz highlight collaborative projects and tributes to influential figures, including performances honoring John Coltrane by Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves, and new releases from artists like Andy Sheppard and Angles 4. Notable events include a concert review of John Zorn’s Flatlands in Philadelphia and a festival performance by Vincent Courtois and Colin Vallon at Jazz au Peuple, showcasing the genre’s ongoing evolution and cross-artistic dialogue.

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Henry Threadgill, Vijay Iyer, and Dafnis Prieto announce collaborative album 'Fifteen'

Steve Swallow : Winter Songs

John Coltrane's centennial celebrated at annual hometown festival

Erykah Badu and The Alchemist release collaborative album 'Before the World Blows'

Henry Threadgill, Vijay Iyer, and Dafnis Prieto announce collaborative album 'Fifteen'

Steve Swallow : Winter Songs

Erykah Badu and The Alchemist release collaborative album 'Before the World Blows'

John Coltrane's centennial celebrated at annual hometown festival

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