Free Jazz / Avante Garde - CD Reviews (1158)
Thank goodness there are record labels like Konnex, for without such a home jazz musicians who wish to work in the free realm would have almost no means of distributing …
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Celebrating his 50th birthday, reedman Gebhard Ullmann’s revitalization of his Basement Research band and methodology casts a celebratory spin, undoubtedly evidenced on …
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Saxophonist/educator Sam Newsome took his time constructing these solo soprano sax interpretations of pianist Thelonious Monk’s songbook. He employs multiphonics and oth…
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New York based guitarist Thomas Reuben formed his free jazz quartet in 2006 following 20 years as a teacher and freelance guitarist working with various touring bands. J…
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Originally released as a 2-LP set by this Swiss record label’s first manifestation (Hat Hut), the single CD reissue should be received with open arms and ears by reedman/co…
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This nicely packaged 2-CD set signifies a 24 bit mastering job of the original tapes by legendary musician, bandleader and visionary Sun Ra, performing at a Milan, Italy…
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This outing, featuring an alternating lineup was recorded in New York City by multi-reed ace Michael Marcus who performs solely on Bb clarinet. And other than a string o…
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He's in Rolling Stone, you saw him on Letterman, you hear him in a Volkswagen ad... thanks to his work with Wilco, Nels Cline is everywhere. It's a far cry from the tiny gi…
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Enhanced by a pristine live recorded sound, these eminent improvisers dig deep while devising a multitude of ways to keep matters interesting and irrefutably entertainin…
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Tolminski Punt by leader Zlatko Kaucic an avante garde master drummer and percussionist sets a tone of insurrection. Through the use of various sounds, effects from …
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A corner of the music world where female jazz vocalists congregate often is an intimate club setting. The jazz standard is standard fare. Uprooting jazz standards necess…
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Zack Lipton Quintet’s debut album First Steps on Point14 Records, a label which he founded, contains ten tracks of avant-garde/free jazz music. Like many avant-ja…
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When listening to Seattle pianist Eric Vaughn, you begin to think there is something familiar about his approach. Then you realize the depth of his knowledge of the grea…
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This is an avant-garde tribute driven by shifting choruses and patterns; an out and poignant opera composed and inspired by poems written by Stefano Pastor. On the finge…
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Recorded live in Poland and for a Polish jazz record label, this is a passionate set by one of the great (and slightly under-recognized) modern jazz outfits in the busin…
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On Look What I Found, Seattle denizen Tom Baker and his quartet play an edgy, risk-taking, diverse sort of modern jazz that is informed by various types of avan…
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Rahsaan Clark C. Morris has been a doughty shepherd in his Hyde Park community on the South Side of Chicago since 1993. He’s a progressive, grass-roots motivator who’s quic…
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Vocalist Yoon Sun Choi and pianist Jacob Sacks profess a kind of swash exuberance and swing on Imagination. More importantly though, the duo shines with Joe Rapos…
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Jerry Granelli is an enigma. He is the drummer on the famous A Charlie Brown Christmas CD by Vince Guaraldi and has recorded with many traditional jazz artists.…
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Herb Robertson, Rich Messbauer and Tom Sayek’s release, Diablo En Musica, emerges into the spectrum of great avant-garde jazz musical inputs. It defies harsh ca…
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