Natsuki Tamura + Alexander Frangenheim – Nax (2014)
Here is a review of ‘Nax,’ a free-jazz trumpet/bass encounter between Natsuki Tamura and Alexander Frangenheim.
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Daniel Blacksberg Trio – Perilous Architecture (2014)
The Daniel Blacksberg Trio takes a conventional format and creates something refreshingly unconventional from it.
John Coltrane – Offering: Live at Temple University (2014)
This goes much farther out than the celebrated rock music of its time.
Wadada Leo Smith, with Jamie Saft, Joe Morris, Balazs Pandi – Red Hill (2014)
Leading by example, Wadada Leo Smith inspired Saft, Morris and Pandi to reach even deeper into themselves as well. Group improv like you’ve never heard it before.
Ivo Perelman + Karl Berger – Reverie (2014)
25 years in, Perelman shows no sign of slowing down or running out of ideas.
Wadada Leo Smith – The Great Lakes Suite (2014)
A summit meeting of progressive jazz titans, themed around the Great Lakes.
Brian Groder Trio – Reflexology (2014)
‘Reflexology’ continues with Groder’s open-ended mastery, with a rhythm section that acts as a natural extension of its leader.
Dead Neanderthals – Prime (2014)
A wake-up call to anyone who thought free jazz was a dying art.
Something Else! sneak peek: Wadada Leo Smith, “Lake Superior” from The Great Lakes Suites (2014)
Wadada Leo Smith and his band of free jazz icons show the young guys how it’s done.
The Core Trio – The Core Trio with Matthew Shipp (2014)
With or without the fourth player, the Core Trio exemplify what free jazz sounds like when the minds behind it are set free.
