Kali Z. Fasteau’s spontaneous composition theory might be forty years old, but it’s quite alive and well in practice today, no matter what she choose to play in carrying it out. On piano, it’s a downright rapturous.

Here in ‘Merica, we covet our freedom and we root for the underdog. And we like brash. Therefore, the free-funk, noise band out of Oakland that call themselves Street Priest is as American is, well you know, Grandma’s apple pie.

Cline talks up Scott Amendola’s orchestral ‘Fade To Orange’ crowdfunding project.

This nifty little sax/guitar/drums combo applies a rock poise and an electrified sonic din to avant-jazz structures.

The appeal of this music is its unbiased diversity and lack of set rules.

From a punk attitude comes jazz aptitude; Gorilla Mask does it again.

‘Mise En Abîme’ would be a stunning achievement for just about anybody else; for Steve Lehman, it’s just his still-evolving musical personality racing out beyond jazz’s frontiers and daring anyone to try and catch up.

I wonder what Ornette thinks of this stuff?

Rare recordings confirm Giuffre’s foresight as free jazz began racing to the edge.

Some think Metheny is joking around, that he couldn’t possibly like “all of this noise.”