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.
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Brandon Seabrook – Sylphid Vitalizers (2014)
It doesn’t matter if the experimental music is being rendered by electric guitar or banjo, Seabrook uses technology, virtuosity and a deviously fertile mind to blow the minds of anyone who comes across these recordings. ‘Sylphid Vitalizers’ expands the world of what is possible with a banjo. And guitar, too.
Haitian Rail – Solarists (2014)
‘Solarists’ immediately establishes Haitian Rail as a fearsome battery of inscrutable, noise with terrific give-and-take. And trombonist Dan Blacksberg’s presence assures that they hold up the jazz part of the experimental metal-jazz equation, losing none of their ferocity along the way.
S. Victor Aaron’s Mid-Year Best of 2014 (Avant Garde & Experimental Jazz): Jimmy Giuffre, Roscoe Mitchell, Jamie Saft/Joe Morris
The appeal of this music is its unbiased diversity and lack of set rules.
The Jimmy Giuffre 3 & 4 – New York Concerts (2014)
Rare recordings confirm Giuffre’s foresight as free jazz began racing to the edge.
Ross Hammond – Humanity Suite (2014)
Ross Hammond typically invests a lot into his recording projects, as we witnessed with instinctual rock-jazz excursions like 2012’s Adored and 2013’s Cathedrals. You May Also Like: Ross Hammond – ‘Roll Forward’ (2022) Catherine Sikora and Ethan Winogrand – ‘Things To Do In Paris’ (2020) Ross Hammond – ‘Riding DragonsRead More
Roscoe Mitchell, with Craig Taborn and Kikanju Baku – Conversations I (2014)
Roscoe Mitchell is a revered name in improvised music circles, an out-jazz giant who is often spoken as if his great works come from so long-ago period You May Also Like: Roscoe Mitchell + Kikanju Baku – ‘Evolutionary Events’ (2023) Roscoe Mitchell – Discussions (2017)
Jamie Saft and Joe Morris – Plymouth (2014)
Out of the box thinkers Jamie Saft and Joe Morris combined forces last year for an update on the guttural, jam-rock aesthetic popular around the turn of the 70s. You May Also Like: No related posts.
Ivo Perelman and Mat Maneri – Two Men Walking (2014)
Two Men Walking is all about Ivo Perelman going one-on-one with a viola player, which is cause for joy for improvised music enthusiasts…especially since the viola player is a kindred soul in Mat Maneri. You May Also Like: Ivo Perelman, Mat Maneri, Mark Feldman, Jason Hwang – ‘Strings 1’ (2018)Read More
Digital Primitives – Lipsomuch/Soul Searching (2014)
It’s easy to think of a “groove” as having certain kind of chord changes, played by certain kind of instruments and even having certain kind of beats. You May Also Like: Brandon Seabrook, Cooper-Moore + Gerald Cleaver – ‘In the Swarm’ (2022) Brandon Seabrook, with Cooper-Moore + Gerald Cleaver –Read More
