A wake-up call to anyone who thought free jazz was a dying art.

The consummation of many years of study, practice, talent and a wide-open mind.

“Your Song” is as dynamic and full of nifty little turns as life itself.

Wadada Leo Smith and his band of free jazz icons show the young guys how it’s done.

Reconciling the icy precision of electronic music with the immediacy of fusion.

Embracing technology in the making of music doesn’t guarantee good results, of course, but it always helps when time-honored principles and philosophies are also applied. And, of course, an open, creative mind. Johnny DeBlase held true to all of these things when crafting the darkly ambient ‘Guided Motion.’

It’s clear from “Night In Tunisia” that Michael Carvin is the Bill Parcells of drums.

Played with grace, fire and the knowledge of how much of both to deliver.

Every song finds a different way to soothe, groove and satisfy the soul. Blades and his badassed organ trio never seem to run out of ideas.

Earlier this year, outlier saxophonist Johnny Butler made an EP titled Raise It Up, pulling most everything from the pantry and throwing it into a logic board-laden blender. You May Also Like: Sam Butler – Raise Your Hands! (2015)